When I started brainstorming the ideas for this blog, I didn’t realize that I would (hopefully) be talking to people who do not know me. I find it very hard telling people who I am without showing it. How do you describe a music-loving procrastinator who loves to talk about the world around her? That is the challenge of my day, but I can show you pictures and words at this point, so here we go… post number one. I grew up in a small town in Arkansas. If you don’t know where Arkansas is, it’s probably because it’s right next to some of the biggest attractions in the Southern part of America-- Nashville, Tennessee, Texas, and Louisiana. Arkansas is a state you drive through, not to. But nonetheless, I called Central Arkansas my home for 18 years, living close enough to the city that I could go walk through the River Market on a regular basis, but close enough to the rougher part of South Arkansas that I could get away from the city lights and city drivers. I attended an inner city school from kindergarten to third grade and then transferred to the district I graduated from in May of 2016. I didn’t do as well as I expected myself to, but I succeeded in other areas, which I like to believe mattered more than regurgitating information onto a page in sentence form. I studied journalism in high school, and that’s about it. I had the same journalism teacher for 4 years, learning the “art” of newspaper print my freshman year and then yearbook from sophomore year until senior year. I would make the argument that once you do yearbook for your entire high school career, you do it forever. (I loved designing the blog because it allowed me to show my old design techniques again.) I plan to graduate college in the Spring of 2020 with a degree in Communications and possibly a minor in Political Science. I was a part of the radio show “Teen Talk” on JoyNet Radio on Friday nights, where I often spouted off what I thought about whatever the topic was without any hesitation. That is what I want to do with my life. Without that year of radio, I would not know how great it feels to get my opinion out in the open and have a discussion about everything going on in this world. I love to talk about politics. Growing up in the Conservative town I did, I often argued with many people about how I felt things should be run in the country. But when I attended my American National Government class, I realized that those types of people are not everywhere. And that is a glorious fact that I enjoy knowing. With that being said, I am very outspoken about what I think and what I believe. This forum is no exception. I plan to say what I wish to say, and many of you may dislike that, and many of you may never read my blog again, and that is okay. You have a right to speak against me, just as much as I have a right to speak my opinion. I hope that you stick with me in this journey and realize that I will evolve and change with time, just like you will. My main assertion is “We are all human.” And we are. All of us. At the end of the day, we are still people who think and feel and know and believe. So in this experience, I ask that you remember that. That these conversation pieces are just that-- conversation pieces. Talk about them. Ask questions. Be skeptical. But most importantly, be honest and be you. Above all, be you. Wanna talk? Click the links to my social media or
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AuthorGabrielle Willingham is a young Arkansan woman who sees the importance of simultaneous cynicism and optimism. Gabrielle is currently working on a MA in Communication with a focus in gender studies and political science. Archives
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