Summer is by far my most favorite time of the year. Summer means barbecues with friends, laying out by the pool and finding the time to read all of those books that I meant to pick up during the year.
But this year, summer is different for me. This year, summer means being Richmond and working for the paper as an intern. This is a serious summer.
It’s not to say that one won’t find me poolside on my days off or watching the Lakers and Celtics battle it out for the NBA Finals. But it is accurate say that I mean business this summer and so far, this has already been a world of difference from a summer at home. 
Richmond offers me a new outlook on life with new experiences. I am from a suburb of Detroit, Mich. where it snows during the winter and drivers make Michigan-left turns.
I love sports. The Pistons, Tigers and Red Wings are the greatest teams in the world to me.
Shopping is one of my favorite things to do; I’d give my left arm to go on a shopping spree in Milan, Italy. 
Reading is my favorite hobby. I read everything I can get my hands on from newspapers to books to anything online.
Music is a must. Chris Brown is my favorite artist, while I absolutely can’t stand Lil Wayne. But I’m cool with pretty much any other rappers and all other mainstream stuff. I have a growing interest in older music thanks to my grandpa and the 1940’s station on XM radio.
In addition to writing for newspapers, I’m interested in art. I like art so much, I’m pursuing a second degree in studio art. School is important to me.
Over the course of this summer I, like the other interns, will be writing about new experiences that Richmond is providing me with. My opinion this far: I like it here. Ask me again in ten weeks.