MISSING HOME BUT KEEPING BUSY

Monday, March 23, 2009

Today was our only full day of reporting in London. A full successful day of reporting wears anyone out, but if you’re a news junkie then you’re excited about having managed to hit the ground running as soon as possible and managed to pull a full day's work.

I checked my email this morning and the thought of missing home is sinking in, but I am much too busy to think about what’s going on at home right now. All I know is, I have a job to do and I will do it as best as I can, I just hope it will go well in a place where I don’t know the directions and lay out of the town or city because again I’m only here for a short time.

I’m sure all successful news reporters have dealt with this pressure of being up against deadlines and time. Having time to do a news story can be a good thing, but time can also be your worst enemy as I’ve had to find out here in London. I don’t know much, all I know is, I chose the right profession to get into because I have fun, I enjoy it, and I love what I do. I can’t wait to do this after I graduate for a living, but deadlines are horrific. I feel like I’m sometimes completely out of my element…I just hope I find my comfortable “grooving” zone again so I can get back to being me and deliver the “stuff” everyone knows I can deliver, just not right now.

Kimberly Nguyen
Broadcast Journalism