Introduction: Nicole Livingston

Hello and welcome to my introduction,

I'm pretty new to the concept of blogging, but I'll give it a shot. My name is Nicole Livingston and I am a Sophomore at EWU majoring in Journalism. I came to EWU with the intention of studying Nursing and found out that chemistry was not my strong suit. After coming to the tough conclusion that I just wasn't cut out to be a nurse and suffering a very long winter of depression I started pursuing something that had always been a passion of mine: writing. My small, supportive circle of friends encouraged me to start writing poems. Not only did this get me through my depression, but it inspired me to pursue a career choice that would let me write every day. I hope to one day take the knowledge I gain through my coursework at EWU and my time as a member of The Easterner and become a magazine editor.

I'm a pretty eclectic girl. I'll listen to any kind of music at least once and I can never settle on one particular style when it comes to clothing. Hiking, photography, thrift shopping, crafts and movie watching are just a few of my many hobbies. As nice as it is to be by myself sometimes, I rather enjoy surrounding myself with people. I am probably one of the best spellers you'll ever find and have a very extensive vocabulary. When I'm not busy studying at EWU you can find me spending time in my hometown of Pomeroy, WA where I volunteer as an EMT and spend time with my mother and little brother.

I hope two paragraphs was enough of an introduction. I look forward to working with all of the staff at The Easterner and getting familiar with how a newspaper works this fall.

-NL