It’s 1 o’clock AM in the morning in Silver Spring, MD. I couldn’t go to sleep tonight without posting something about my overall experience, so here it is:
I really had a wonderful time at the conference. At first, I was nervous about making friends, and I was super stressed about my ability to wake up on time every morning. By Monday morning, both of these concerns disappeared (I woke up right away on Monday morning and had already met some really wonderful people before Sunday night).
I loved the opportunity to experience a taste of dorm life and a heaping helping of the DC scene. There are so many beautiful museums in the city, and I just can’t stand how I’ve never taken the time to visit these museums since I’ve lived here. I want to try to dedicate more time to explore Washington DC, a city that I have seemed to have neglected for far too long.
There are so many aspects of journalism that intrigue me: the opportunities to travel and meet people from around the world; the desire of all journalists to seek the truth and deliver it to the people; the ability that we have, as journalists, to shape the opinions of our readers and to promote social change in our communities; and the opportunity to simply connect with all people. I’m not sure whether I want to pursue a career in Journalism or in a different field, but I do know that the ethics of journalism support my own opinions regarding honesty and social justice.
The friendships that I made with my group mates and with other students are worth the $1600 tuition. My fellow correspondents are all brilliant and incredible people who will definitely be the future movers and shakers of the world (forever it seems). I made a Facebook group for my WJMC group, so I’m hoping that all of the T-Py groupies will use the website to stay connected.
I will be bringing the blogger revolution back to Blake. I would love if we had to blogs to supplement the monthly publication. I also hope that everything I’ve learned through this conference will help me be a better leader and journalist next year on the Blake Beat.
So I’m going to try to post some things about the gala and about today’s adventures tomorrow. I want to use this blog to talk about all of my revelations and adventures with journalism next year. I hope that you come along for the ride!
Catch ya on the flip side,
Kirsten
PS Now it’s 2’oclock in the morning. How lovely.
