If I had to look back at the hardest thing I have ever had to do it would probably be write this letter, although passing that camel through the eye of a needle is definitely a close second. Writing about myself and my own experiences has always been difficult for me. However, some things are just worth doing no matter how much you don’t want to.
After missing the deadline to choose my classes during my all-virtual school year, I ended up writing in Journalism as an elective—mostly by default. Four years later, I’m a Co-Editor for The Cub. I’ve never considered myself someone who enjoys writing, but it’s hard to ignore how much this unexpected path ended up meaning to me.
Everything about the Cub has been such a breath of fresh air in an otherwise quite monotonous school career. Cub was an activity where I felt like I was given the freedom to pursue the types of articles that I wanted to share with others. I have been able to learn so much from the many people I interviewed, and while its cheesy I dare say I learned about myself in a big way too.
Being nominated to attend the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment as part of being in Cub was one of the best experiences I have had in my whole life. I met people I would have never even known existed without it. It was a once in a lifetime experience I am not soon to forget.
I realize now I have written “I” more times in this one article than every other article I have written combined, which makes this article both a first and a last. So I would like to say thank you to all of our dedicated readers who have supported us this whole time. It isn’t an understatement to say Cub has been one of the best things to ever happen to me, and I couldn’t be any happier.
