Update
So a lot has been going on these past few months. Obviously, I did not blog in Europe. I wish I had devoted time to do so, but Internet was so expensive, slow and there was always a long wait for it. Looking back I should have copied information from the emails I sent and posted that here, but hindsight is 20-20.
Anyways, I started working as a multimedia reporter for The News-Times in Danbury on July 7. I got my own place and started moving in Wednesday, July 23. The apartment is the third floor of a building, right off Main Street, which is where my work is located. Basically I have a two minute commute.
I had to be out of my UConn apartment by July 11 so I lived and commuted from Ethan’s apartment in Willington in between. It was great to be able to see him so frequently, especially after being apart for the month I was in Europe, but I was always exhausted from the three+ hour commute and living out of a bag loses its appeal quickly.
I am the Newtown beat reporter and as of last week, I am the Friday night cop reporter. Both have their positives and negatives. But I did ask to be able to cover cops. I think I will enjoy it once I adjust to working Friday night – it just makes making plans a little more challenging, especially if I ever want to go home and visit the family. But I love the people I work with, and I am having a lot of fun, even when I actually do work instead of going online. It’s weird though, because there is a lack of oversight. I make my own agenda, hours and story ideas for the most part. I can argue for or against my covering a certain meeting or writing a story. There are some things I have to write about that are boring, but I dictate the speed at which I write and how packed my schedule is with interviews. On the whole it is great.
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