Hello! I'm a sophomore at the wonderful University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who is an aspiring Jounrnalism and African Studies double major and creative writing minor. As you can tell from the previous sentence, I have a lot of different interests and I hope to someday find a career that can combine them all.
Although I am not sure exactly which track within the Journalism school to take just yet, I want to study journalism because I truly believe that stories, no matter how they are communicated, have such a unique and ubiquitous power to inspire people to strive for positive change. This is something that is extremly relevant to today's volitile world. Thus, studying journalism will give me the tools to communicate a story effectively.
I want to immerse myself in African studies simply because I want to learn as much as possible, while I am still in school, about the continent from which my family is from. I call Bethesda, Maryland (a town just outside DC) home, but both my parents were born and raised in the East African nation of Uganda. Thus, growing up, my family instilled a great love and appreciation of Uganda through summer trips there and various cultural events at home.
Although I love that country, I am eager to learn more and more about the continent because it has so much to offer: over 50 countries busting at the seams with various languages, ethnic groups, dances, foods, folklores, and traditions. One day, no matter what I career path I choose, I hope to do work that is in some way relevant to this wonderful continent.
Lastly, I want to study creative writing because I have always been more of a right side of the brain kind of girl. I want to foster the skill of being able to communicate and cultivate a creative idea that can inspire and delight people.
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