Hello!

Okay, after fiddling with Blogger for about a week, I'm getting good enough to finally post something! I just thought I'd introduce myself, what I'm interested in, and why I'm studying Journalism at UQ this semester (even if only Bruce ends up reading this).

I'm a 20 year old International student from Hong Kong. My parents are Indian, but Dad grew up in Hong Kong and can speak fluent Cantonese, and Mum grew up in the Philippines, and speaks Tagalog. As a result, I was raised in an intensely multicultural environment, further accentuated by living in a crazily multicultural city; Hong Kong. I moved to Brisbane two years ago to do my BA at UQ.

As I said before, I've been exposed to a variety of cultures my entire life, and this influenced my decision to study languages. I'm currently doing Spanish, Chinese and French at UQ. Even though Hong Kong is, in my very biased opinion, one of the most amazing cities in the world, I love traveling and it's my dream to travel through South America and India.

The reason I'm passionate about Journalism is rather simple: because I love to write. Anyone who knows me knows that when I'm not bombarded with piles of work, you can find me in a cafe with my head buried in a book, scribbling short stories on dilapidated pieces of paper, or ripping out inspirational articles from magazines. It's what I've always wanted to be for as long as I can remember.

I interned at Hong Kong's local paper, the South China Morning Post, when I was 15, and ever since then, have been fascinated with the journalism industry and eventually want to be a foreign correspondent. Reading Monocle magazine has also deepened my love for writing and my desire to finish my degree and travel!

My major is actually Political Science, but I thought since it's my last year and I have an elective to fill, I wanted to do JOURN1111 to get my head around it, and am enjoying it so far!

My next post will be reflecting on the first two weeks of class, and will focus on something I find interesting, that I'm sure everyone has heard about; Joseph Kony, and the viral Facebook video that has pretty much everyone talking.  

Until then,

Riva