Me and my dad, reading the news together.
I guess you can say that it all started when I was a baby. My love of reading and writing, that is. You see, from the time I was born until I was in my pre-teens, my dad has read stories to me; however, these stories weren’t your average children’s picture books like Robert Munsch. Instead, my dad read to me classics such as Tom Sawyer, Alice in Wonderland, and even The Hobbit.
Flash forward a few years later and you’d find me, a little girl with every children’s book series imaginable under my belt. From Anne of Green Gables to A Series of Unfortunate Events to Little House on the Prairie, I would spend hours in my room reading anything and everything I could get my hands on. I guess that emphasis on reading my dad had when I was a baby never went away.
Now, my love for writing came a little after my love of reading did. I remember being in grade 6 and bored out of my mind (like most 11 year olds are), so I decided to try out writing my own stories for fun. After that, I tried my hand at everything I could – from songs to journals to short stories to poetry. Even if I didn’t quite understand how to write it, I wanted to learn! Essentially, I was addicted.
It wasn’t until high school where I discovered how much I enjoyed journalistic news writing. After getting one assignment on a news story and another on a journalistic essay, I knew I wanted to be a Journalist. So, I enrolled myself in Humber College’s Bachelor of Journalism program, which I just started this September. And so far, I’m loving every bit of it!
Finally, I get to do my passion everyday and hopefully, will make a living out of it someday.