Unexpected compliments

Today in my writing class we read our essays for the whole group to hear. I stayed after class for a few minutes to talk with the teacher. When I walked out side I found that one of my classmates had been waiting for me just to tell me that they think I'm an excellent writer and they really enjoyed both of the essays I read in class. :) Apparently I'm "funny, talented, and I communicate my ideas clearly."
I think I smiled all the way to my next class.
(As irony would have it: this is the fourth time I've noticed a really obvious typo or spelling error and edited this post)