I came into contact with Moleskine journals in graduate school, when I noticed a classmate using them.  She said she liked them very much.  She was using them to take notes, but I used them in order to follow the advice of a longtime friend that I keep a journal of my experience in graduate school.  I'm 68 years old now, and received my master's last May.  I lived away from home during my year-and-a-quarter in graduate school, including a trip to Washington, D.C. one summer for research on my thesis at the Library of Congress.  I like these little journals (they come in various sizes.  These are called "large," but I prefer the ones that are even bigger).  The paper is of good quality, and holds the ink from my fountain pen well.  The covers are flexible, and I like that.  The flexibility makes them easy to hold.  The back cover has a flap where you can put notes, business cards, whatever small pieces you may need to hold on to.  I'm continuing my journals, and happily continuing to use Moleskine journals for that purpose.