Born to an immigrant family I was taught to to work hard and keep my head in the books. with little room for mistake. I went from gifted classes once a week to the #1 public school in Georgia, and since then academic accomplishments have not only been an expectation but a part of day to day life. Because of this my free time was filled with STEM clubs and technology camps instead of things I felt interesting.
When I was 9, I began to have a passion for writing, it didn’t matter if I was writing fiction stories or just reciting events from my day, as long as I had a pencil and paper, anything was possible. before my tenth birthday I had already written and published a picture book for kids my age, an accomplishment I wasted no time to brag about.
Although my love for writing stated off strong, I received more pressure to write another book and writing became a homework assignment rather then a fun hobby. By the time I was in middle school I had completely lost sight of my love for writing and attempted to try sports such as track and swimming, though I soon realized that it didn’t bring the same rush writing did.
When I had finally reached the seventh grade I was put into a journalism class last minute, although I wasn’t enthusiastic about the idea of writing all day at that point, the class soon became something I looked forward to every day. By winter I became infatuated with the stories I would read every day, from reports of crime to stories of my own community coming together, I took inspiration and was soon able to analyze and write my own articles. Before the year ended I got the chance to visit the ANF (Atlanta news first) station, an experience that allowed me to not only be featured on the news with my fellow classmates, but also gave me a close up on journalism and broadcasting.
My journey of education, passion and writing have contributed to my love for journalism even if it was an unexpected path. They’re are still more writings to curate and now the drive to do so comes with ease and I continue to expand on the talent I always had.
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