Just the Beginning

After a somewhat tumultuous transition from life as an unemployed college graduate, to relocating to a city I had never before been to start a new job, things have finally begun to settle down. But for you to know where I am you need to know where I have been…

It has been almost four months since I walked away from Iowa State and in that short time I have experienced the proverbial roller coaster of post collegiate emotions.

Spending countless hours at Copyworks, Kinkos and UPS stores writing, printing and packaging application materials I quickly became accustom to the mix of classic 70’s and 80’s music that plays throughout the stores, and found myself enjoying the witty banter between the often overworked and overly impatient employees. Three weeks of living in my grandma’s spare bedroom and continuing on with this routine I began to long for something different.

While remaining resilient in my efforts to avoid moving back in with my parents, I opted to travel west and move in with my sister and her husband in their home in Moscow, Idaho. While in “The Scow”, as it is affectionately referred to, I spent my time between meals and sleep walking their dogs, reading, and embracing the local “crunchy” culture.

Although this Moscow was considerably milder than it’s Russian counterpart, I still had a number of opportunities to go out and play in the snow. Trips to Silver, Brundage and a more memorable journey to the Canadian resort known as Fernie – which, simply put, involved uni-suits, Extreme Lightning Reaction, and overuse of the word EH.



As days came and went I began to believe that the job market in journalism was far to competitive and that it may be wise to begin looking elsewhere. And so I continued to cast applications far and wide until the middle of February when I received a call from the Chief Photographer at the Idaho Press Tribune, a paper that I had applied to over a month before.

Long story short, after interviewing at that paper I knew that it was a good fit and when I was later offered the position I didn’t hesitate to accept. Now it has been a month of work at the Press and things have gone great. Besides a few of the growing pains that come with moving to an entirely new city, it has been a rather smooth transition.



Now I look forward to continuing my development as a journalist through my experience at the Press, as well as hoping to meet some new friends here and there. Oh and I am also hoping to learn Spanish very soon so that I can communicate with the folks that I meet who don’t happen to speak English.

As far as this blog goes I have set the somewhat lofty goal of posting every couple of days with a new photo that I have taken on the job, as well as details about any exciting escapades from my life.

So stay tuned…