In the past few months, ever since I started my internship, I have found myself enjoying something which I never have given much thought to before, writing. This is something which I have surprised myself, having never being the academic type. Back in the old days of GCSE's I was way down in the bottom set for English, and even in my undergrad days I struggled to put pen to paper. However, as I have got a bit older, and maybe matured in a certain sense, I have found that I have increasingly enjoyed writing, whether it is for an essay, a diary or an article I have written. In a strange way I find it therapeutic.
I only really started writing outside academia when I went travelling. For the five months that I was away from home I kept a travel diary which ended up becoming an important part of my trip. In it I would record the various activities I had been doing, the things I had seen and my thoughts and experiences. I found writing it quite satisfying, and for me it seemed important to help lock down my memories of that trip.
Now well into my internship, I seem to have developed a bit of a bug for writing. Part of my role as an intern is to write articles on the various projects that my organisation does. These articles are then put on their website and other online resources, a couple of which have been published on Reuters Alertnet. Part of what I enjoy about the writing is the research behind it. When I was at uni, doing essays was at times a laborious process. However, when I look back I always found that despite the struggle it seemed, I actually quite enjoyed the process. This is true of my current situation, I enjoy researching the background to my articles, and I enjoying writing them from a journalistic viewpoint.
With this in mind I have decided to enter into a competition for a little known newspaper, The Guardian. It is an international development journalism completion with the entrants writing on one of the themes set. Now I am being realistic when I say I dont have a hope in hell in getting anywhere near the top. Despite enjoying writing, I dont consider myself to be that literate, and I struggle to write with the flow and ease that some people do. However it is a challenge, and I am looking forward to tackling it.
I dont know how long this new love of writing will last, my interests seem to come and go with the wind, but who knows, maybe ill just stick at this one for a change!
I only really started writing outside academia when I went travelling. For the five months that I was away from home I kept a travel diary which ended up becoming an important part of my trip. In it I would record the various activities I had been doing, the things I had seen and my thoughts and experiences. I found writing it quite satisfying, and for me it seemed important to help lock down my memories of that trip.
Now well into my internship, I seem to have developed a bit of a bug for writing. Part of my role as an intern is to write articles on the various projects that my organisation does. These articles are then put on their website and other online resources, a couple of which have been published on Reuters Alertnet. Part of what I enjoy about the writing is the research behind it. When I was at uni, doing essays was at times a laborious process. However, when I look back I always found that despite the struggle it seemed, I actually quite enjoyed the process. This is true of my current situation, I enjoy researching the background to my articles, and I enjoying writing them from a journalistic viewpoint.
With this in mind I have decided to enter into a competition for a little known newspaper, The Guardian. It is an international development journalism completion with the entrants writing on one of the themes set. Now I am being realistic when I say I dont have a hope in hell in getting anywhere near the top. Despite enjoying writing, I dont consider myself to be that literate, and I struggle to write with the flow and ease that some people do. However it is a challenge, and I am looking forward to tackling it.
I dont know how long this new love of writing will last, my interests seem to come and go with the wind, but who knows, maybe ill just stick at this one for a change!
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