Growing up, I had many different career paths I thought about following.
Of course, as a young girl I wanted to be a princess and was crushed when I found out that wasn’t an option.
As I grew up, I thought about being a teacher, until I worked in a classroom and saw the chaos that can happen.
My senior year, I decided to work for the school newspaper and that is when I decided that journalism was the best option for me.
I had always loved magazines and decided that is what I wanted to focus on.
My sophomore year at Central Michigan University, I decided to join our campus? online magazine, Grand Central Magazine, as a style writer.
I also wrote for our schools newspaper, CM Life, but enjoyed writing for GC Magazine more.
I studied abroad spring semester in London and made a magazine for one of my classes.
Seeing how the magazine turned out at the end of a semester of hard work was rewarding.
When I got back to CMU for my junior year I was a style writer for GC Magazine again but became the style editor around spring break. I am lucky enough to continue this position next year, as well.
I also had an internship in the spring semester with an online magazine called College Lifestyles. Not only did I write weekly articles, but I published them as well.
This was a great experience because I learned a lot about online journalism.
Which leads me here, at The Clarkston News. I need an internship for credit for my degree and was lucky enough to end up here.
Even though I don’t intend to work for a newspaper when I am older, I figured interning for one would be helpful because I can learn more about the style of writing and would hopefully improve my interviewing skills.
Eventually I would love to work for a magazine in New York City and would love to move back to London and live with friends I met while studying abroad. I think it would be very interesting to work for a magazine there.
This fall I will be a senior at CMU and, if everything goes as planned, I will be graduating in May.

Working at a summer camp teaches you more life lessons than you would think.
Most people would consider their favorite presents from someone to be a clothing item, a piece of jewelry or maybe even a car.
Ask any camp counselor, and it’s probably a bracelet from a camper.
Knowing that they worked on that bracelet for you when they could have given it to anyone else is something every counselor takes to heart.
You learn that the little things in life can mean the most.
Counselors see campers face their fears everyday. Personally, I’ve never liked heights. A lot of campers share this same fear.
There is a zip-line at the camp I worked at and helped kids every week conquer their fear of heights.
Some went down the zip-line, while others simply went to the top and gave the worker up there a high-five and walked back down.
Both took a lot of courage and the kids always felt accomplished. You learn to conquer your fear, even if you do so in small steps.
Some campers come with friends, but many come not knowing anyone. The first day some are nervous and shy while others are loud and energetic. By the end of the day, all of the campers are running around and are friends with everyone in the group.
By the end of the week, many have had their parents exchange telephone numbers so they can keep in contact. You learn to get to know everyone and don’t make assumptions.
I think I was spoiled at my job working at a summer camp. Not only was I encouraged to act like a child (while being responsible, of course), but I also got to help make an impact on many campers? lives.
I often had campers tell me they want to be me when they grow up because they liked my job. Funny thing is, I didn’t grow up. I acted just as silly as they did, I just happened to be a few years older.
Working at summer camp taught me many more lessons that I use in my everyday life, including patience, flexibility and, most importantly, responsibility. The job allows you to be a kid but also to be a grownup.