Elvia Malagon
This past year has probably been one of the best years of my life. The highlights besides attending the New York Times Student Journalism Institute and meeting all of you would be traveling to Chile and Japan. I went to Chile in May with one of my journalism classes (Media in Latin America: Messages and Moguls: Dictators and Democracy) to learn about the media in Latin America. I loved every single part of that trip! It was roughly only a two-week trip but I am still thinking about that trip today. I did crazy things I normally wouldn't do such as go horse back riding in the Andes and run into the Pacific Ocean. I have always been in love with Latin America but this trip inspired me to try to do more traveling in Latin America - hopefully one day as a journalist. In June I got the opportunity to travel to Japan to learn about the media through the Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition. Like Chile, this trip was incredible in its own way. It felt like if I was in a different world. We did a very touching tour of Hiroshima and got a chance to speak with a woman who survived the atomic bombings. My trip to Japan is something that I will definitely never forget.
In between I had an exciting summer internship at the Courier-Journal in the charming Louisville, Ky. This semester I have been interning at the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire in Washington, D.C. I've written some pretty cool stories. I'm still waiting on my personal invite to the White House from the Obamas. Of course all good things must come to an end. My college days are numbered since next semester will be my last at Indiana University. I will be working as the features/investigative editor at the Indiana Daily Student. I graduate in May - wish me luck!
This past year has probably been one of the best years of my life. The highlights besides attending the New York Times Student Journalism Institute and meeting all of you would be traveling to Chile and Japan. I went to Chile in May with one of my journalism classes (Media in Latin America: Messages and Moguls: Dictators and Democracy) to learn about the media in Latin America. I loved every single part of that trip! It was roughly only a two-week trip but I am still thinking about that trip today. I did crazy things I normally wouldn't do such as go horse back riding in the Andes and run into the Pacific Ocean. I have always been in love with Latin America but this trip inspired me to try to do more traveling in Latin America - hopefully one day as a journalist. In June I got the opportunity to travel to Japan to learn about the media through the Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition. Like Chile, this trip was incredible in its own way. It felt like if I was in a different world. We did a very touching tour of Hiroshima and got a chance to speak with a woman who survived the atomic bombings. My trip to Japan is something that I will definitely never forget.
In between I had an exciting summer internship at the Courier-Journal in the charming Louisville, Ky. This semester I have been interning at the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire in Washington, D.C. I've written some pretty cool stories. I'm still waiting on my personal invite to the White House from the Obamas. Of course all good things must come to an end. My college days are numbered since next semester will be my last at Indiana University. I will be working as the features/investigative editor at the Indiana Daily Student. I graduate in May - wish me luck!
Ohhohhooh! I toured the White House, saw Obama and Ladybama speak when I was there (all separate times) and shook Ladybama's hand!
ReplyDeleteYou did have an amazing year Elvia!! yay!