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This is my brain while blogging …

I know I’m behind on this little meme, but I’ve been behind what with my trip to the Everglades and working on my design final.

Am I a practical thinker? The analysis dialogue changed on the Typealyzer classify me as an “INTP — The Thinkers.”
 
The logical and analytical type. They are espescially attuned to difficult creative and [...]

Thanksgiving Everglades Extravaganza!

I’m taking a trip to Walter Hamilton Place between November 25th and November 30th.
I’ll be heading down to south Florida to get some experience — practical and life experience — with my dad. It’s a great opportunity to see some great habitat, increase my birding life list, and have an extraordinary break.
Photographs, notes, Flip-quality video, [...]

Barack Obama will be the next president

It’s official.
I’m truly unable to express my excitement. Right now I’m sitting in my appartment watching the aftermath on TV while I listen to students running down Broad St. As a journalism student I’m reminded of the everpresent mantra of “objectivity.” To all journalists who cannot appreciate how this election trumps the objectivity defense I [...]

TNTJ: What I want to do in journalism — Covering the environment as a journalist who cares

This post is part of this month’s “Tomorrow’s News, Tomorrow’s Journalists.” Each month a group of young journalists picks a topic to blog about, similar to “The Carnival of Journalism.” For October 2008, the TNTJ topic is What would your ideal journalism job be and why?
I wasn’t always interested in journalism. In high school I [...]

The move to Philadelphia

This is a personal post, but it’s tied to my journalism education in a large way. After graduating from Northampton Community College with an Associate’s Degree in journalism, I’m continuing to pursue my Bachelor’s degree at Temple University.
That’s right I’ve moved from the sticks, to the city.
Now, what does this have to do with journalism [...]