August 1, 2011
Where did you go, July?
Although I started writing this post in July, I am certain it won’t be published until August. Where on Earth did you go, July? In fact, where has this summer gone?
I feel like it was just yesterday that I left for the IHS seminar, but that was almost two months ago. I think life is going too fast and I can’t catch up. Before I know it school will be here and I will be starting another internship. Yes, I managed to get another one, thank God. When I dropped out of the London program I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to find something, but someone is on my side and it worked out! I’ll be working as an intern at the National Journalism Center! Can’t blog about it though, so that’s all I’ll say.
But speaking of internships, this is my last week at my internship, and I must say I am incredibly sad to go. It has been an amazing time and I wish I could stay here forever! (Let me clarify–I would like to stay at my internship forever, but not this “city”).
Still, life goes on. Things end. Things begin.
I really hope that going into this new school year, my last school year, that I can really make the best of it. Most of my classes will be in the evening since I will be interning during the day. I’m a little worried that I may not have much a social life because of this, but to be perfectly honest, I’m willing to give that up a little if it helps me get ahead, I just want to be the best journalist I can be.
My internship here in Pennsylvania has reinforced my love for journalism. Before I thought I was getting tired of it, that perhaps I wasn’t cut out for it. I thought, is this really it? Do I even want this? But I do. Not to be pretentious or anything, but I think I’m good at what I do. And surprisingly, I can cover politics decently. As I said in my previous post, I never had confidence in myself before. I always thought, I’m just a student journalist not a real journalist. But I am a real journalist!
That’s what I love about journalism. You can study physics and end up being a journalist. You can be anybody, live your life anyway you want, study whatever you please, and you can end up being a journalist. It is such a wonderful occupation, and it is such a privilege to live out my dream.
This is my dream. Journalism is what I’ve always wanted. I get to do it and get paid for it. I am so lucky.
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