So this is one of the pictures I took in February and its definitely one of my favorites. Harvard, the dude jumping & my frat brother, is an inch and a half taller than I. It was supposed to be Kids Day with Greeks from UF playing with kids but it ended up being an opportunity for college students to play in bounce castles, jump rope, flag football and egg races. I jumped right in after this picture, acknowledging the fact that I'm still eleven at heart.

On my way to class I noticed a swarm of students outside Turlington and fire trucks on standby. Grateful that I didn't forget to carry my camera to school today I start snapping away, almost forgetting that I was going to be late for my class... again. Again humbled by the fact when my pictures make it in the Alligator. Maybe, just maybe, I can live up to my childhood fantasy as Peter Parker...where my web shooting device at?

When I left my research methods class yesterday, I noticed students with 'undocumented?' posted on their shirts. To someone else that may have easily been lost in translation. But to any immigrant or student with family members who don't have American citizenship, one would feel almost compelled to stop and find what the placards and protests are about. Maria & Marcos are members of CHISPAS at UF and the were creating awareness for the Dream Act; to allow undocumented high school graduates temporary residency to study in college or join the military. To the many amongst us, including myself, who came to the United States as children and have the potential to thrive given the opportunity to attend college, the Dream Act seems like a basic human right. I only hope the country's leaders and Congress sees so too.

So every photojournalism student's goal is to get published, if not to get clips for future internships then to gain Prof. Freeman's coveted extra credit points for his class ( 5 each!). This is my first published photo in the Alligator and the link to the online paper is here. As a Poli Sci major I felt a little vindicated seeing my credits in a published paper and made a note to save a few copies to share with loved ones. Ya!

My first sports assignment ever and I am reminded of what I already know...photojournalism is an expensive investment in equipment...I need a telephoto lens, a very good one. Rugby is an awesome sport and UF sophomore Noah Walker gains possession during the line-out in the Gators 40-6 victory over the Georgia Sooners. Go Gators!

My frat brothers came to Gainesville for Greekfest, an outdoor picnic-esque event, on the day of the biggest step show at UF, two weeks ago. This was the first time I was an observer in an event I am usually actively participating in, and it was fun to capture really cool fraternity and sorority moments. Chris Tait is a few inches taller than me, I dare say 6feet 5inches and definitely made for an easy target.