Recently, I was just hanging out, doing my usual thing scrolling on my phone when I get a message from my EIC, Ciara. As my current EIC is graduating (Go Ciara!), she is leaving her position as EIC for our community, and was in the process of looking for her replacement. Lucky for me, she thought I would be great for the role! I love writing for odyssey, and I would love to turn this kind of work into a career, I just didn't know how I would do it just yet.

I met with Ciara, talked about the position and decided that it would be a great oppurtunity to apply for. She let our contact at Odyssey HQ know, and we set up a phone interview. I was nervous, but I was confident in my abilities and truly believed that I would be great for the job. Later that night, I ran into Ciara, and told her about the call, and how I was excited to hear by the following Monday if I had received the position.

She asked how my day was going, I had just left a great event planned by one of my co-workers (I work for our Activities and Campus Events Board), and my day was going great. To my surprise, Ciara said to me, "Would you like for your day to get better?" I of course started freaking out, covered my mouth and said, "No way!" She then looked at me and said, "You're the new EIC for our community!" I couldn't believe it.

This job is the opportunity of a lifetime. Getting to put this under my belt will make me stand out in the future, and open up opportunities on its own as well. I have been editing for two weeks, and I absolutely love it. I get to read all of my creators amazing pieces, and I love getting to know them through their work! I'm excited to work further in this position, and see where it takes me!