My first experience of working in the media began in secondary school where I completed a weeks work experience at my local newspaper, The Gazette. This gave me first hand experience of working in a newspaper house amongst other experience journalists. I was able to cover local stories about the history of our town, as well as a school sports day; a story which was published in the paper that week. This only fed my enthusiasm for the industry and encouraged me to study media at university, although I still wasn't sure which area of the media I would like to pursue a career in.

Gaining knowledge through experiences is something that is very important to me. I feel that learning about different cultures, different ways of living, and experiencing different things can help you grow as a person and develop your knowledge. In 2010, I travelled to India for two weeks where I partook in a community project at a primary school, as well as a five day trek up the Himalayas. This was an amazing experience which taught me about working as a team, working with people from all different ages, leadership and communication.

In my secondary school I was elected to be Head Girl. This was a huge responsibility but one that I could take head on, and one that I am proud to have had. As Head Girl, I had to be decisive and responsible for a lot of choices that concerned my year group, therefore I had to maintain a fair and friendly attitude but also be a worthy leader. Throughout the year I had to lead a team in raising money for our overall Leaver's Dinner at the end of the year. This involved making decisions and delegating effectively, something which was a challenge, however payed off in the end at resulted in a successful end of year dinner.

I have always been keen to participate in sports such as swimming, running, skiing and netball. As soon as I learnt to swim, I joined my local swimming club and from then on enjoyed training three times a week and regularly competing in friendlies, county and national galas. This taught me to work hard and about dedication as competition was difficult, therefore I had to work hard to get the best results. Competing in sports has also taught me valuable lessons in supporting my team and being an equal member of the squad. I loved having something to work towards and improve at, however I had to postpone my love for sports when I came to university in Birmingham.

Being a media student at Birmingham City University means that I always have to be on top of the news and know what is going on in the world. I do this by listening or watching to the news in the morning or evening, and also by following news sites on social networking sites such as Twitter. This means that I can always check the news whenever I want. I also find that reading newspapers and magazines helps to keep me on track with current events and news, and as I love reading, I find this an enjoyable task. I have always liked getting lost in a book and my bedroom is full of books that I have read throughout my life so far. My favourite authors include Sophie Kinsella, Malorie Blackman and Cecelia Ahern.


"Never be afraid to try something different because life gets boring when you stay within the limits of what you already know."
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