One chapter ends, another begins

If my life was a novel, I don't think anyone would read past the introduction.

Fortunately, this blog contains only an abridged version.

Anyway, in keeping with this "novel of life" metaphor, tomorrow will mark the end of what has been an exciting chapter in my life: a summer-long business reporting internship at The Arizona Republic.

The last ten weeks have been exhausting and stressful at times. But the experience was overwhelmingly positive and incredibly valuable. I learned a lot about reporting, about business, and about myself.

I made new friends among the other Pulliam Fellows and co-workers in the business department. Those relationships will always be very important to me.

And as this internship comes to a close, I'm struck by one thought: Nothing lasts.

But here's an equally true, more encouraging thought: When you finish one chapter, there's always another one ready to begin.

And so in less than two weeks I'll be back at the Republic, albeit on a different beat and in a different bureau. I'll be reporting news in the city of Mesa, where I grew up. And my first journalism teacher, the man who set me on my current career path, will be my editor.

The future is as good as you make it.

Amy Wang and I shared a cubicle over the summer.

It was a cramped space, but we had a lot of fun.