About Me

Hey everyone! I'm in my second year at Linn Benton and my first year in the Degree Partnership program at Oregon State. My major is English, but considering I've changed it four time I wouldn't bet on it staying the same for the next two years. The reason that I chose Linn Benton is probably similar to most students: the almighty dollar. The career that I would most like to have would be an editor, but if you asked me three years ago I would have had a very different answer. Before starting college I was a pretty serious martial artist, and had goals of competing professionally. Unfortunately, an injury put a stop to that path and here I am!
Because I can no longer do martial arts I've had to find new hobbies to fill my time. I enjoy writing, hanging out with friends, and watching Netflix for hours on end. Yes Netflix, I'm still watching, you can stop asking.
The thing I'm most interested in about the media is how it can affect the way people think and behave. One of my four previous majors was psychology, so I find things having to do with human behavior pretty neat. I'm excited to learn about what makes the media strong enough to have so much influence on the general public.

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