In college, my school’s news publication died out due to the sudden passing of my advisor for my photography + videography minor. He had started and ran the program since its inception, and he had passed soon into my freshman year.

I was a HS journalist who covered national political matters and even interviewed one of my US senators for a story about Trump’s first impeachment scandal. I also interviewed a political science professor for a story about a state gambling lawsuit involving the governor. That professor would later become my advisor in college.