Successful Semester.

This semester was fabulous. I actually got to do what I love, write, and boy did I write a lot. Writing for The Banner this semester was fun. I really enjoyed both my Culture/Perspectives pieces I wrote, one about the best "hole in the wall" places around Riverside, and the other about the struggle food servers face in the service industry due to the current economy. Those articles were my favorite because I was able to write about something that affects me directly (being a server at Mimi's Cafe) and also write about some of the best places in my hometown. The" service industry" story was for Issue 12 and is definitely the one I am most proud of, I love the quotes I was able to include from fellow students who are also servers. It was a great story to write. I have always been partial to feature writing, but I broadened my horizon this semester by writing a couple news stories as well. Maybe in the fall I'll attempt a sports story! Ha. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first semester in Banner and look forward to my next in the fall. It was nice to be paired up with mentors from the start because I always had someone to go to who had more experience than I. It will be nice being a mentor myself next time around. I have learned a lot this semester and can't wait to lend some help and also write some great stories myself. 

My hopes for the future are to write for a fashion or women's magazine, eventually working my way up to be an editor. I also plan to write children's book in my spare time, maybe I'll get one published one day! I think that would be so awesome. I really just love writing and having any position that let's me do so is going to be fantastic. 

I'll see you next semester, have a beautiful summer!!