Why did I choose journalism?

To be honest, I was never sure of what I wanted to be. When i was a child, I dreamed of traveling the world and I didn't care about how I could do it.

When I grew up, reality hits me. In 2011, I was in a public school that had many shortcomings. I decided to form part of communal debates, where we touched issues such as education and public health, the legacy of the dictatorship in our country, and how all the pillars that keep it alive, transgress us. So in this period, with the apogee of the student movement, I realized about a lot of things that were so wrong and realized about how important it was a new democratic constitution for the country.

In the same year, I entered the journalism workshop and participated in the radio of my school. This project aimed to inform classmates the things that was happening in our society. Inform all these issues in the radio, was very rewarding for me, because I felt I was contributing in something, so I also started to work at the collective of my commune "Carnaval Pudahuel Sur", organizing different cultural activities, and making civics classes to children, something lacking in the schools of our community.

when I had to decide what to study, I was confused between being a history teacher or a journalist. I feel that the two were able to contribute to transform our society.

But after reviewing the meshes career at various universities, I realized that journalism offered you many things. I decided to make investigations about those deep problems in our society.

Until now, I am not regret about my decision. But I'm not gonna lie, I'm scared. Here have given me the opportunity to write about what I want, and I appreciate that, but I know out there will be not like that.

In the future, I hope to work in a media that has an editorial line with my ideals, or form one with my teammates.