Long Overdue
Faithful Reader,
I hope you are ready to read, because I am finally ready to write.
I am a documenter of life. Joining my love for journaling and photography is my newfound love for broadcast. I think part of the reason I haven't updated much this semester is because I have been extremely busy. But I also think that subconsciously, my 'documenting' energy has gone to making videos. Broadcast is my new creative outlet and I am SO BLESSED to have found something I love so much. I think about my job with the Palestra and can not wait to start working. I can't wait to wake up every day to face something new and fun and challenging. I can't wait to meet new people and go new places. I can't wait to tell more stories.
However that is my next chapter of life, and this one has not yet concluded.
Life as I know it means being a college student.
It means that I start my morning off with a walk on the beach and a Vanilla Nut coffee at Cafe Kahve.
It means walking carelessly down the beautiful campus of USD, catching up with friends and lounging on the lawn between classes.
It means having dinner parties and wine nights followed by drinks at the Pennant.
Life as I know it means that I am blessed to be supported by my parents yet independent enough to make my own decisions and live my life the way I choose.
It means that I work hard during the week and play hard on the weekends.
It means interning and studying during the week and 'beach crawling' on weekends. (Beach crawls entail a walk from barbecue to barbecue, day keg to day keg... in the beautiful San Diego weather of course)
It means sleeping to the sound of the rolling waves and waking to the sun glimmering on the Pacific.
It means walking to breakfast on the beach on Sunday mornings.
It means going to bars, clubs, and parties with my sorority sisters.
It means dressing up in ridiculous costumes for Alpha Phi parties.
It means studying and doing schoolwork... often on the beach.
It means enjoying beautiful sunsets and thanking God for all of my blessings.
Life as I know it is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
I wish I could freeze time. I am stuck in limbo- I am no longer in school but I have not yet graduated. I have an amazing job but I have not yet supporting myself. I am surrounded by my friends in the most beautiful place in the world.
For the past few months, I have been aware that my time in San Diego is coming to an end. I have taken advantage of everything and have no regrets, yet I know I am going to miss this more than anything. This has been the most incredible four years of my life and I can't believe it has flown by so quickly.
I finished my internship with NBC on Friday- what an amazing experience that was. I learned and grew more in those four months than I ever have in my life.
(Check this out- interview with Gene Simmons- http://video.nbcsandiego.com/player/?id=243966)
I was so sad to say bye to my boss Becky, who was an incredible mentor and continued to push me outside my comfort zone every single day. I walked into NBC not knowing a damn thing about news, and I left with experience in writing the news, shooting the news, writing for the web, and even putting together packages for the web. I know there is a lot more to learn, but I was going out with camera crews and gathering stories for the news by the time I left. Pretty freaking cool if you ask me.
I told my mom this... when I decided that I wanted to be a reporter, I started calling all of the stations in San Diego and asking them if they let their interns get on-camera experience. Well if I called 10 stations, then 10 of them laughed in my face. Apparently I was nuts. But after 4 months of NBC, I can say that I fronted multiple pieces for the website and even interviewed Gene Simmons and Mayor Jerry Sanders. So either I was nuts or I was relentless. But I got the experience I was looking for.
I was also extremely sad to say bye to my mentors at that station- so many people reached out to give me advice, take interest in my career, and help me grow as a journalist. They have touched my life forever and I am so thankful for them.
I am going to miss NBC 7/39 but who knows? Maybe I will be back??
And to say that things with the Palestra are going well would be quite an understatement.
For those of you who don't know, I was flown out to NYC last week to meet the Head of Development for Fox News Channel and Director of News for the Fox Business Channel. It was a great experience and we are going to start working more closely with them.
I.AM.STOKED.
And another thing, for those who may not know- I am embarking on a 5 week trip through Europe with 2 of my best friends Kaelin and Tash at the beginning of June.
(If you don't remember them, maybe this will refresh your memory:)
We are going to Greece, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Prague, Germany, Spain, and maybe even Turkey. It is going to be the best trip EVER!!!!!!!
On another note- I went for a walk on the beach the other night, and I felt like I was in heaven. Seriously. I got down to the pier right as the sun was setting. The weather was the most perfect temperature, and I was standing in the water about knee-deep. Dolphins were jumping around right in front of me, and hundreds of people were out running, walking, taking pictures, playing volleyball, and enjoying the evening.
Like I said, I am excited for the next chapter and I am so blessed to have big things to look forward to.
But as for now, LIFE AS I KNOW IT IS PERFECT.
I hope you are ready to read, because I am finally ready to write.
I am a documenter of life. Joining my love for journaling and photography is my newfound love for broadcast. I think part of the reason I haven't updated much this semester is because I have been extremely busy. But I also think that subconsciously, my 'documenting' energy has gone to making videos. Broadcast is my new creative outlet and I am SO BLESSED to have found something I love so much. I think about my job with the Palestra and can not wait to start working. I can't wait to wake up every day to face something new and fun and challenging. I can't wait to meet new people and go new places. I can't wait to tell more stories.
However that is my next chapter of life, and this one has not yet concluded.
Life as I know it means being a college student.
It means that I start my morning off with a walk on the beach and a Vanilla Nut coffee at Cafe Kahve.
It means walking carelessly down the beautiful campus of USD, catching up with friends and lounging on the lawn between classes.
It means having dinner parties and wine nights followed by drinks at the Pennant.
Life as I know it means that I am blessed to be supported by my parents yet independent enough to make my own decisions and live my life the way I choose.
It means that I work hard during the week and play hard on the weekends.
It means interning and studying during the week and 'beach crawling' on weekends. (Beach crawls entail a walk from barbecue to barbecue, day keg to day keg... in the beautiful San Diego weather of course)
It means sleeping to the sound of the rolling waves and waking to the sun glimmering on the Pacific.
It means walking to breakfast on the beach on Sunday mornings.
It means going to bars, clubs, and parties with my sorority sisters.
It means dressing up in ridiculous costumes for Alpha Phi parties.
It means studying and doing schoolwork... often on the beach.
It means enjoying beautiful sunsets and thanking God for all of my blessings.
Life as I know it is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
I wish I could freeze time. I am stuck in limbo- I am no longer in school but I have not yet graduated. I have an amazing job but I have not yet supporting myself. I am surrounded by my friends in the most beautiful place in the world.
For the past few months, I have been aware that my time in San Diego is coming to an end. I have taken advantage of everything and have no regrets, yet I know I am going to miss this more than anything. This has been the most incredible four years of my life and I can't believe it has flown by so quickly.
I finished my internship with NBC on Friday- what an amazing experience that was. I learned and grew more in those four months than I ever have in my life.
(Check this out- interview with Gene Simmons- http://video.nbcsandiego.com/player/?id=243966)
I was so sad to say bye to my boss Becky, who was an incredible mentor and continued to push me outside my comfort zone every single day. I walked into NBC not knowing a damn thing about news, and I left with experience in writing the news, shooting the news, writing for the web, and even putting together packages for the web. I know there is a lot more to learn, but I was going out with camera crews and gathering stories for the news by the time I left. Pretty freaking cool if you ask me.
I told my mom this... when I decided that I wanted to be a reporter, I started calling all of the stations in San Diego and asking them if they let their interns get on-camera experience. Well if I called 10 stations, then 10 of them laughed in my face. Apparently I was nuts. But after 4 months of NBC, I can say that I fronted multiple pieces for the website and even interviewed Gene Simmons and Mayor Jerry Sanders. So either I was nuts or I was relentless. But I got the experience I was looking for.
I was also extremely sad to say bye to my mentors at that station- so many people reached out to give me advice, take interest in my career, and help me grow as a journalist. They have touched my life forever and I am so thankful for them.
I am going to miss NBC 7/39 but who knows? Maybe I will be back??
And to say that things with the Palestra are going well would be quite an understatement.
For those of you who don't know, I was flown out to NYC last week to meet the Head of Development for Fox News Channel and Director of News for the Fox Business Channel. It was a great experience and we are going to start working more closely with them.
I.AM.STOKED.
And another thing, for those who may not know- I am embarking on a 5 week trip through Europe with 2 of my best friends Kaelin and Tash at the beginning of June.
(If you don't remember them, maybe this will refresh your memory:)
We are going to Greece, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Prague, Germany, Spain, and maybe even Turkey. It is going to be the best trip EVER!!!!!!!
On another note- I went for a walk on the beach the other night, and I felt like I was in heaven. Seriously. I got down to the pier right as the sun was setting. The weather was the most perfect temperature, and I was standing in the water about knee-deep. Dolphins were jumping around right in front of me, and hundreds of people were out running, walking, taking pictures, playing volleyball, and enjoying the evening.
Like I said, I am excited for the next chapter and I am so blessed to have big things to look forward to.
But as for now, LIFE AS I KNOW IT IS PERFECT.