Sunday, March 30, 2008

Hello, Old Friend

Sorry I haven’t visited for a while. It’s not you, it’s me.

It’s been a while since I last posted, but we will soon get this blog rolling again.

In the past month, I’ve been busy preparing for my job at the Valley News, a small paper on the New Hampshire/Vermont border. I’ve been practicing my driving in Florida and only got into accident in the process.

I’ve also kept my reporting and writing skills sharp by freelancing for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers.

For the past few days, I have been moving to my new home in New Hampshire and learning to drive my first car, a blue Toyota Camry 2003.

It’s a little frightening being this independent. Now that I’m alone, I’m going to have to rely on my own motivation to get out into the community and meet people.

And I’m going to have to conquer a deep fear of driving to find the best stories. I still have to get used to driving in unfamiliar territory, especially with the added perils of hills

One of the reasons I took this job was to make myself take risks and learn my limits. The risks do not take away from the job; they add to it.

I'm really excited to start the job. I'm hoping I can learn a lot and help many people.


Since I graduated from the University of Florida, this blog has kind of deviated from its original topic of journalism from the perspective of someone with autism. It's become more of a chronicle of my attempt to find a job, which is not what it's supposed to be about.

But now that I’m finally reporting full-time again, I’m sure I will find more interesting and less ego-centric topics to write about. I still have a few ideas to catch up on, as well. And I’m still planning on replacing this blog with a Web site when I find the time.