Today I had an incredible moment, affirming me in my choice to become a journalist. We had a Medill meeting with the lady that wrote our summer reading. It was Sunday, I really, really didn't want to go. That morning, dragging myself out of bed, having to skip church, and going to school on the weekend, I thought, "What a colossal waste of my time!" But when I got there, and the lecture started, I was absolutely spellbound. Susan Casey is a reporter who writes books. My dream! Hearing her talk about what she did, how she reported, how she found stories.. it was amazing. I really and truly felt like THIS is what I was called to do, this is what I'm supposed to do with my life. I don't even truly know how to explain it, but Northwestern and Medill both really speak to me and make me feel like I've never felt before. I am so pleased to be here and so excited about what I'm going to learn in the next four years!
Anyway. And then we had a Big Bite Night, which is when all the restaraunts of Evanston give out free samples to college students, and so we (as Chapin of course) walked around Evanston collecting free food. It was pretty awesome to get exotic food (Indian, Thai, etc), and to get away from the dining hall.
AND, to top it all off, I had my first major interview this evening with a girl from my dorm who spent the summer in Uganda. We have to do a profile article by Tuesday, and I had to set up my iPod and my sound recorder for the interview. AND I've now transcribed all of it also- I never though I could type so fast. But it was really fun, she had an amazing story and I'm so excited to get to write about it. I guess this sounds really nerdy, but I LOVE Medill, I love everything we do, I love all the freakin' hard work that they make us do and how we have to put hours more into it than any other regular Weinburg student. But the more I get into it, the more I feel like this is what I am made to do.
Today was a good day..
4 comments:
Wow, sweetie, what a wonderful thing to hear! Sounds like an amazing day. I am so glad God is giving you moments and confirmaton like this :-)! love you.
You are so fortunate (aka blessed) to have found your calling so young in life. And isn't journalism fun? That is what I started in and I often wish I would have pursued it. Anyway, if you get time to post any of your articles I would love to read them. I know things will only get better for you.
I thought that shark lady was going to be fabulous!! Hey, she inspired me, and I am not even in journalism :-)!
Dude, what a cool day. That's some big stuff. I'm really happy for you.
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