Saybel Shuster

Hello, I’m Saybel Shuster! I am from Macon, Georgia, originally from Vero Beach in Florida then I moved here in 3rd grade. I am one of the funniest people you’ll ever meet when you get to know me! I play tennis and am top doubles and singles, I don’t want to brag. I also do electric guitar. I love to eat! All the time! Like french fries, dumplings, cookies and cream ice creams, you name it, except seafood I don’t like. I love sweets most of all and would choose it over savory and salty foods. I like to pass out candy because I always have some on me, so if you’re ever looking for a sweet treat just ask! Another fun fact is my parents are opening a candy shop in Macon, Georgia called Shuster’s Candy and Creamery, so stop by if you’re visiting downtown! I like to talk a lot so just ask my best friend and the nerdiest but nicest person you’ll ever meet, Alli!

Growing up, me and my family have always traveled every summer to explore different foods and cultures. Just last week we went to The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador which had great food and not so much wifi, which honestly I can’t live without. Last summer we went to the Bahamas, and the summer before that, Italy!

My favorite music artists include Billie Eilish, who doesn’t like her?; Paramore, Cigarettes After Sex, The Weeknd, Adrianne Lenker and Big Thief. My favorite shows are “Insatiable,” “The Simpsons,” “Dexter” and “Love Island”. My favorite movies are “The Princess Swan,” “Straw,” “Despicable me 2” and “13 Going on 30”. I have a pet golden poodle, Sunny, and an older sister, Ella.

I have a huge family with my mom having four sisters, all of their names starting with T, and my father having a sister and two brothers, they all had two kids except two of my aunts. So in total I have 12 cousins. I am Jewish and I had my Bat Mitzvah in October. Since only my dad is Jewish and my mom isn’t, we still celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah! It’s fun celebrating both and I get double the gifts.

As I grew up I think I always knew I wanted to be a journalist, I loved photography and public speaking. My friends call me a very social person. I never knew I could have both in one job until my mom told me about becoming a journalist! Back in 6th and 7th grade I was a junior journalist for 13 WMAZ in Macon. I went to different schools, did Teachers Tops with interviewing the teachers and the students privately, or topics like about our Science and Arts Museum Christmas Tree Exhibit, or the ROTC program in high schools, and those videos were on the news and on their websites.