Life is too short. So when you are faced with hard decisions that can effect your life and everyday actions, it can sometimes cause a dilemma. When I applied to the summer program at Baruch for journalism, I was ecstatic. My school’s newspaper is not up to par with the journalism world, and the only other newspaper my school has is Liner Notes. Liner Notes is just a fun newspaper filled with information, like the latest music and top Ben&Jerry’s flavors.
Needless to say, when I heard about this opportunity I was thrilled to know that I could pursue something that I was passionate about, and leave with the ability to write well and gain more insight about journalism. So when I found out I was accepted, I was literary bouncing off the walls. Even though, I knew in the back off my head that I turned down an amazing educational program at the University of Maine, in Farmington(about an hour drive from Portland).
The Maine program is a band camp that specializes in jazz. It is a week long program that consists of lessons,group ensembles,ear training and watching concerts each night preformed by the staff. This program is a lot of fun and really teaches you about music, and has helped me drastically improve as a musician. Luck was on my side when the director of the music camp had called and informed me that they could accommodate me, if I went from Tuesday to Friday. I was immediately thrilled, because there was a chance that i could attend both educational programs, something that I was willing to do. Even though this would mean catching up at the music camp and catching up at the journalism program, it was a risk I was willing to take. I was so fortunate to be accepted into these programs, and as a result will have a really fun and educational summer.