But I have learned one thing from this journey, it’s that the opportunity will come at the right time. The next step is to find what’s next, and I honestly don’t know what that is. For the past year, I’ve been able to work with people that will become lifelong friends and in a place I’ve come to adore. Now, I’m in the best job possible for me. But I’ve never been a big writer, even though my mother is an English teacher, and my dad enjoys writing. I’ve always been a sports fan, so I wasn’t surprised I enjoyed that aspect. And I only regret one thing I wish I joined journalism sooner. Now, I get to watch sports and write about teams and players of the sports I love. I didn’t realize it then, but that one moment led to running into my soon-to-be friends at Arcade Bar or going to a Fourth of July get-together or staying up until 7 a.m. One of the editors found my Letterboxd account for those who are interested), and we were off to the races. ![]() Office hours and staff meetings helped bring me out of my shell. The Alligator is responsible for what became some of my most important relationships. I got so much valuable experience, but the relationships I developed that Summer were just as valuable. I figured the opportunity was good enough that I didn’t mind being on the University Desk as opposed to the aspired sports reporting position.Ĭovering UF was certainly no easy task, but it taught me so much about journalism and became a huge part of where I am today. I got a spot on staff as a general assignment University reporter. My professor told me to come out of the proverbial corner of the journalism world and join The Alligator to get some real reporting experience. When I applied, it was just a shot in the dark. My driver’s license might read the same name, but the kid who got that email isn’t the same as the one typing this column. A year later, I’m publishing my goodbye column in this semester’s final paper. ![]() ![]() April 24, 2022, I got an email asking me to interview for The Alligator.
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