Prior to LINK, I had very little experience with hands-on journalism. What I did have, was a skill in writing, expressed by many papers I had written in my humanities classes. During my 11th grade year, I wrote an Opinion-Editorial about lobbying in congress – this fit my style of writing and it is what I ultimately decided to do during my LINK. During my first days of LINK, I had a lot of difficulties in finding direction for my article because there is just so much on the Colorado River. I felt overwhelmed, and figured that I’d just do general research on the river. I therefore learned the steps in researching a pretty general topic. Originally, I was going to go in on how lower basin states use most of the water and so on, though my mentor taught me not to go in on a single group or organization which then led me down a much more cohesive path of describing issues regarding the Colorado. I do not think that I contributed much to the organization itself, though my mentor definitely had a lot of fun working with me and helping me develop my article on a topic which he has devoted his life to. For me on the other hand, the internship was extremely helpful in figuring out what I might want to do for a living one day. It helped me develop my writing and research skills, and also in a way, how to exist in a world of salary work. I want to do something in the realm of working remotely because of the independence which it grants.
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