LAST LECTURE EVER!

Can you believe it, the last lecture has come and gone, and what a fun and hilarious class it was! We had a guest speaker come in and explain about his life and how he works online writing pieces, blogging, twittering and so on. His writings are beginning to become recognised by thousands of people around the world and his articles have even been published in large news sites. He was extremely funny and passionate about what he does, he really connected with the audience and made me contemplate about what I wanted to do with myself in the future.

When I was very young, I had always wanted to become a vet, to look after sick animals all the time and feed and love them. Of course, this dream was short lived during my Junior school days and I soon started to write stories. I have a compilation of short stories, mini novels, poems, columns, news articles and more that I had written over the years. I also entered hundreds of public speaking competitions, oratory competitions, news reading competitions and continued to do so since I was in Grade 6. Writing and speaking was and is to this day, my passion. I loved English and have always known that I would do something in Journalism in the future. 

This passion of mine began when I was very young, probably around the age of ten or eleven, and my Grandma gave me my first copy of my Grandpa's published book, Children of the Eagle. It was a fictional story  based around the history of Zimbabwe. My grandma told me that she knew I would follow in his footsteps and do something with my writing and speaking ability. From that day, I couldn't stop writing. I finally realised what my talent was and kept at it until it was time to make the big decision of what to study at University. I had also studied Legal Studies during my time in Grade 12 and was extremely interested in pursuing something to do with law. However, I eventually realised that my passion was and will always be writing and speaking, Journalism was my calling.

When listening to the guest speaker during the lecture, it made me realise that I should never doubt what I have chosen to study and that there are so many possibilities for me in the future with the degree I'm doing. Journalism opens up a world of opportunities for me and I know that one day I will work out my niche within the subject and will work in something that truly makes me happy. Below is a picture of my Grandpa's book, Children of the Eagle.