Grand Canyon, Grand Mistake?

According to those who categorize themselves as the "successful population," the idea for success comes from the mentality of going big or going home. This personal mantra can fall into any point in life, even work. Which is why I aimed high for my first story., while this a topic that interested me a journalist. I will admit at times it seemed as if I bit off more than I could bear, I went from interviewing NAU students to attempting contact with politicians and national parks. After experiencing the behind the scene of contacting sources, I understand why this career is a stressful one. Sources of higher status have more foreground to break before even receiving an actual person responsible.

Another daunting task was the history and background I would have to learn about in the short amount of time I had to reach out to possible sources. Looking in depth at why the shutdown has affected other national parks but not the Grand Canyon, or how it remained open without federal funding. Figuring out the number of workers that were employed during the shutdown and how those who were not and how they managed. So many details had to be taken into consideration. I had to research state laws and policies that allowed the park to stay open.

All these small details continued to pile on top of one another which would take my mind away from the actual writing process and eventually became overwhelming. This experience gave me a real insight as to what I should expect in this career path.