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Hello Dearhearts:
I was going to write an update before I saw Millie's request, but since she beat me to the punch I'll dedicate this whole post to me, lol.
This semester has been far different than last semester. Last semester flew by. I honestly didn't feel a part of any school, I was just taking classes. This semseter I feel more like a University of Houston (Hi Tony!!!) student. Whatever that means, lol. But, besides classes and just being busy with other stuff it's been a decent semester. I just hope to make out ok at the end (currently, I should be working on the third of five final papers, but you see what I'm doing, lol).
As far as the summer is concerned, well...it goes a little something like this. May 14-26 I will be attending the New York Times Summer Journalism Institute in New Orleans. It's a two-week intensive training program where basically we do what what we (the DJNF kids) did in New York, except at the end we'll put out a newspaper. We'll probably be focusing on covering Katrina. Not probably, we most definitely will be focusing on Katrina, but it's all good. I'm happy just to be going back to the city. It's hosted by the New York Times (duh), and we'll be taught by Times Regional staffers and some people from the Globe, etc. I'm pretty excited about it.
I leave early from that (it ends on the 27) and head home for my little sister's graduation. I can't believe she's graduating from high school. I'm feelin extra old right now, lol. And then that night I leave for Colorado Springs to go to the Air Force Academy graduation. So I get to see all of my friends graduating and becoming officers. It'll be bittersweet because I could have made the choice to stay and finish with those great people, but I'm so happy about my decision to leave. I'd much rather be a civilian, late nite runs to Taco Cabana after a night of debauchery....who can top that? lol. Plus, this is what I feel I'm supposed to be doing with my life. Write. Write. Right?, lol
I'll leave from there and head to Nashville where I'll be at a training institute for my internship program. I'll be interning at the Houston Defender, a small local paper located in Houston (double duh, lol), through the Black College Wire program. I've been freelancing for them for this past academic year. Some of my stuff should still be up: www.BlackCollegeWire.org.
So after Nashville, I'll be home writing for the Defender and going to summer school so that I make sure I graduate in December. In August, I'll be going to the NABJ convention in Indianapolis. Marcus, Torrye and Andrea will be there (yeah Dre, you have no choice, lol). If you're in the area hit us up. It's going to be fun.
Millie asked for plans after school. Well, I will be applying for the Hearst fellowship and MetPro, if I don't get either of those then I will be going to grad school. I will be applying to a couple of schools on the East Coast, a few in the South (namely Texas), UC Berkley and some in the midwest. One of them WILL take me, lol. However, I'm trying to be as flexible as possible (Katrina showed me that...plans change sometimes, whether you like it or not, ya know?) I may wind up working right after school, we'll see, but the plan is to go to grad school or prayerfully, do one of those two fellowships.
Hmm, what else can I tell you? I decided to get grown and sexy and bought an ibook (it's a beast, I love it). I finally caught up with the rest of modern civilization and bought an ipod (how did I live without this thing for so long??). That seems to be about it for now. Sad to say, I haven't done much business news since last summer, but I hope to soon. Have any of you heard from this wave of interns? I haven't, but I'm not sure if Reno will be getting an intern this summer (long story).
Like Milie said, I would love to hear what everyone is doing. I hope we keep this going well past our interning/college days. I wish you all the best. Stay in touch and if you're ever in the H or wherever I happen to be, give me a holler.
Be easy Kiddos!!!
Love,
Ash
I was going to write an update before I saw Millie's request, but since she beat me to the punch I'll dedicate this whole post to me, lol.
This semester has been far different than last semester. Last semester flew by. I honestly didn't feel a part of any school, I was just taking classes. This semseter I feel more like a University of Houston (Hi Tony!!!) student. Whatever that means, lol. But, besides classes and just being busy with other stuff it's been a decent semester. I just hope to make out ok at the end (currently, I should be working on the third of five final papers, but you see what I'm doing, lol).
As far as the summer is concerned, well...it goes a little something like this. May 14-26 I will be attending the New York Times Summer Journalism Institute in New Orleans. It's a two-week intensive training program where basically we do what what we (the DJNF kids) did in New York, except at the end we'll put out a newspaper. We'll probably be focusing on covering Katrina. Not probably, we most definitely will be focusing on Katrina, but it's all good. I'm happy just to be going back to the city. It's hosted by the New York Times (duh), and we'll be taught by Times Regional staffers and some people from the Globe, etc. I'm pretty excited about it.
I leave early from that (it ends on the 27) and head home for my little sister's graduation. I can't believe she's graduating from high school. I'm feelin extra old right now, lol. And then that night I leave for Colorado Springs to go to the Air Force Academy graduation. So I get to see all of my friends graduating and becoming officers. It'll be bittersweet because I could have made the choice to stay and finish with those great people, but I'm so happy about my decision to leave. I'd much rather be a civilian, late nite runs to Taco Cabana after a night of debauchery....who can top that? lol. Plus, this is what I feel I'm supposed to be doing with my life. Write. Write. Right?, lol
I'll leave from there and head to Nashville where I'll be at a training institute for my internship program. I'll be interning at the Houston Defender, a small local paper located in Houston (double duh, lol), through the Black College Wire program. I've been freelancing for them for this past academic year. Some of my stuff should still be up: www.BlackCollegeWire.org.
So after Nashville, I'll be home writing for the Defender and going to summer school so that I make sure I graduate in December. In August, I'll be going to the NABJ convention in Indianapolis. Marcus, Torrye and Andrea will be there (yeah Dre, you have no choice, lol). If you're in the area hit us up. It's going to be fun.
Millie asked for plans after school. Well, I will be applying for the Hearst fellowship and MetPro, if I don't get either of those then I will be going to grad school. I will be applying to a couple of schools on the East Coast, a few in the South (namely Texas), UC Berkley and some in the midwest. One of them WILL take me, lol. However, I'm trying to be as flexible as possible (Katrina showed me that...plans change sometimes, whether you like it or not, ya know?) I may wind up working right after school, we'll see, but the plan is to go to grad school or prayerfully, do one of those two fellowships.
Hmm, what else can I tell you? I decided to get grown and sexy and bought an ibook (it's a beast, I love it). I finally caught up with the rest of modern civilization and bought an ipod (how did I live without this thing for so long??). That seems to be about it for now. Sad to say, I haven't done much business news since last summer, but I hope to soon. Have any of you heard from this wave of interns? I haven't, but I'm not sure if Reno will be getting an intern this summer (long story).
Like Milie said, I would love to hear what everyone is doing. I hope we keep this going well past our interning/college days. I wish you all the best. Stay in touch and if you're ever in the H or wherever I happen to be, give me a holler.
Be easy Kiddos!!!
Love,
Ash
posted by Ashley at 11:37 PM
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I'll update soon... Miss you terribly Ashley!
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LoL. Glad to see all is well with you Ms. Ashley. Seems like you have life all mapped out. Have a great summer, but be sure to get some R & R!
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