I arrived in Hattiesburg this past Sunday ready, though not knowing exactly what to expect. We met in a small room and had dinner before I unpacked my suitcase in the suite at Hattiesburg Hall. I remember being here at USM earlier this month with another program, and I was surprised how different the dorms were. At Girls State, I stayed in Roberts Hall, which is definitely not a suite.
I am always very shy when I’m nervous but was glad to play games and get to know the other people I would be spending the week with. We only have twelve kids, so I know it won’t be difficult to learn everyone’s names pretty soon. That night I got to know my roommates while eating Cheerios, and we talked until we went to bed.
Monday morning we interviewed professional journalists and took a lot of notes. My group then wrote our newspaper articles, while condensing our notes. I learned how to write a good lead, as well, which is pretty interesting. We were in a basement for three hours, but strangely I think this will have been my favorite part by the end of the week. We worked with photography today, though, and we're still going to be on the radio and interview people for television. I guess I’ll see by then which was the best.
Like I said, today we received fancy Nikon cameras and were told to shoot using the 'rule of thirds' and to focus on the important aspects of the story that was happening. This was the part of the week where we were constructively but nicely criticized by the photography pros about our amateur shots. I was glad, however, to learn a little about Photoshop and camera techniques. Then, I went back to the dorm and ate Cheerios.
Tonight we will be having a movie night, and I will probably be posting again soon.
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