Where it all began...

    Since I have finished my internship with KGBT, I have grown such a passion for journalism (if you couldn't already tell). I feel like my eyes opened up and saw this whole new world! I don't have a plan for the next five years except to just get a job. Anywhere will be good. I just want the opportunity to tell other people's stories of their struggles that they will or have faced. I want to show the public if their is corruption among them. I want to be the best journalist I can possibly be.

    Lately, whenever I talk about the past few months and upcoming story ideas, I get this energy that excites me. I begin to speak 1,000 words a minute and I might have even scared a few people, but I can't wait to look for the next story and character.

    I haven't always been this excited about journalism but it did start some where. As long as I can remember, I have always loved writing. I remember being nine-years-old and writing fictional stories about my best friend and I traveling to a different world and discovering new things. My mind would be racing and my hand tried to keep up writing the words down.

My three-year-old self before my love for writing

    Throughout my high school years, I didn't pay too much attention to my writing and journalism. I took part of Economedes High School's orchestra and mariachi. I did enjoy spending my time playing music and learning a different hobby. Now that I look back, if I could to it again, I would have devoted me hugh school career to the newspaper. I was part of my high school newspaper but only for my Freshman year. After that, music was a part of my years as a teenager.

    It wasn't until my last two years of high school that I almost got back into journalism. I took Media Technology during this time and I learned how to film video and edit on Final Cut Pro. I had a great time learning how to use a camera and what a sequence is! I didn't learn about journalism in this class but it did prepare me for my work as a multimedia reporter with The Pan American.

    When I graduated high school, I was unsure of what to study. I considered many topics such as history, philosophy, english and art. I wasn't sure if journalism was the right track at the time.

    The year I spent in college, I was lost. I didn't know what I was doing or what I will be doing when I graduated. I just attended class and worked in retail at the moment. I knew something was missing. It wasn't until an old friend suggested I join tPA when everything changed.

    When I joined tPA, I had just switched my major to Broadcast and I was happy I made that move. I joined the multimedia section and this was the best decision I have made in my college career. I was working at UTPA's college newspaper, learning a trade I have been in love with since I was young. Nothing could top it!

    Passion is something a journalist needs in order to succeed. I believe my love for writing as a young girl was the seed that grew into my love for journalism. I honestly can't wait to graduate with me degree and work as a reporter.