i have an announcement.

after much deliberation, i decided to join to the photojournalism track. this is something that has been on my mind since week one. i don’t really like writing, but i talked to the leader about it and she just really reassured me of several apprehensions that i had including:

• writing. i write like i speak. which is typically grammatically incorrect.  her response: that’s totally ok! i had mentioned being back in college again. 

she said that that wasn’t the goal at all. i would have freedom to write however i wanted, and she would be there to help write in a more readable way. that doesn’t, however, mean i would be forced to write just like her.

• i bought a film camera specifically for this dts.  

her response: i can’t use film for photojournalism right now because we haven’t learned how to scan our negatives yet. once we do, i will be able to use it again. i love film. it is so much fun to shoot and develop, but with only 3 enlargers and 12 people it gets really stressful. i don’t want to be worrying about a photo assignment and not getting as much out of lecture. i don’t want this to sound like a convenience thing because it’s not. my boundaries are still going to be pushed and i’m going to have to step out of my comfort zone for this track as well.

it is really encouraging to be around so many artists at one place. i joke about what kind of a group we must look like to our speakers. we have people sketching other people, doodlers, knitters... all doing what they love while listening to the speaker. stories of last week coming as soon as i get a minute to type them out.

(i should also point out, in light of the recent change to photojournalism, please don’t judge me by how i write on here. nothing... and i literally mean, NOTHING is proofread. i do not have the time for that.)