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The next step is to find what’s next, and I honestly don’t know what that is. For the past year, I’ve been able to work with people that will become lifelong friends and in a place I’ve come to adore. Now, I’m in the best job possible for me. But I’ve never been a big writer, even though my mother is an English teacher, and my dad enjoys writing. I’ve always been a sports fan, so I wasn’t surprised I enjoyed that aspect. And I only regret one thing I wish I joined journalism sooner. Now, I get to watch sports and write about teams and players of the sports I love. I didn’t realize it then, but that one moment led to running into my soon-to-be friends at Arcade Bar or going to a Fourth of July get-together or staying up until 7 a.m. One of the editors found my Letterboxd account for those who are interested), and we were off to the races. Office hours and staff meetings helped bring me out of my shell. The Alligator is responsible for what became some of my most important relationships. I got so much valuable experience, but the relationships I developed that Summer were just as valuable. I figured the opportunity was good enough that I didn’t mind being on the University Desk as opposed to the aspired sports reporting position.Ĭovering UF was certainly no easy task, but it taught me so much about journalism and became a huge part of where I am today. I got a spot on staff as a general assignment University reporter. My professor told me to come out of the proverbial corner of the journalism world and join The Alligator to get some real reporting experience. When I applied, it was just a shot in the dark.

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My driver’s license might read the same name, but the kid who got that email isn’t the same as the one typing this column. A year later, I’m publishing my goodbye column in this semester’s final paper. April 24, 2022, I got an email asking me to interview for The Alligator.

See ya later alligator