I have always enjoyed shopping and expressing my own personal style through clothes, jewelry and makeup. Downtown Athens has been one of the greatest aspects of attending UGA because of the diverse retailers that call those streets home. Besides the Athens’ boutiques, I also shop at department stores and online retailers that do not have locations near campus. Not only do I enjoy shopping and creating my own fashion, but being exposed to the many different people that live in Athens has been an eye-opening and exciting experience over the past 3 years. No matter how many people seem to be wearing the same type of outfits downtown and in class, there are always a wide array of diverse styles seen on campus on any given day.
When it comes to lifestyle, I have read women’s lifestyle magazines, such as Cosmopolitan, Self and Shape for many years, and the writing in those magazines is what originally inspired me to be a magazine journalism major. Being a staff member on one of those publications has always been a goal, or more of a ‘dream job,’ since I can remember. I do not have much experience with this type of writing, and I am happy to have the opportunity to practice and hopefully have some quality writing samples by the end of the semester.