Lately I have been thinking about what I will eventually decide to major in. Right now I'm in Mass Communications 101 and really enjoying it. I think its really interesting to take a closer look at how communication has progressed from the early years to what it is today. I have a pretty good feeling that I will decide on something within mass communications, right now I'm considering journalism or photojournalism (if vcu has it). Within that last few weeks I have been fantasizing about working for Rolling Stone Magazine; it would be a really cool job. I have been picking it apart for the last few years. With each new month I dissect each new issue, reading every article, and really taking them in. I would read it even before my dad would allow me. As a family, we have been subscribing to it for many years. I was in middle school, when I started to get really interested in music, but my dad didn't want me reading the magazine because some of the language featured within the pages. He wanted to protect his daughter from the curse words, or at least that's what I assume. As I got older my dad made sure that he waited to trow away his copy until I got the chance to read it, he even would point out articles that he found especially interesting, and we would talk about them. Even though the magazine isn't the most intellectually challenging piece to read, it was nice to talk about a few of the articles with someone. Now at school I have my own subscription and read it every month. I really enjoy the style of writing of the majority of the writers and think it would be nice to have some of my writing, even if its just album reviews, under the same cover as the kind of writers that write for RS. Part of me doubts that my writing is good enough for a publication such as the Rolling Stone but I can dream and hopefully that dream will carry me to where I want to be.
I have also been thinking that it would be nice to travel the world and share people's stories with photos and words. I love traveling and I love seeing how other people live. I like understanding their daily struggles, chores, hopes, and dreams. It would be nice to show the people of the world that we are really not that different from each other. We all dream, but we all often have constraints that prevent us from fully achieving out dreams. Just writing the stories could work but I feel that pictures can often speak louder than words. The photos will give the reader/viewer a visual to really see whom the true self of the people described in the words. The words will provide the background and the story.
These are two ideas of what I could do when I 'grow up' but I'm not sure if I really want to grow up. I'm happy with the way things are now; I'm enjoying leaning and just experiencing the world. I hope I can find a job that won't force me to grow up too much, a job that will continue to let me learn and experience the world.
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