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There is No Place Like Home for the Holidays
Posted by: | CommentsAfter spending eleven months hitting the slopes, relaxing on the shores of Tahoe and seeing the leaves transition from green to a golden yellow, winter is finally here. And let me tell you, there is no place like Reno to spend the winter. There is something so peaceful about being the only one on Virginia Street as the snow falls on a quiet winter night, especially during the first heavy storm of the year. There is nothing more refreshing than seeing the entire community gather together to celebrate the season and see the 30 year old Christmas tree light up downtown or to hear all the chit chat about the upcoming Santa Pub Crawl that gathers people from all over the nation.
Nothing clears my mind more than putting on some ice skates and gliding around the River Rink or strolling through the festive lanes of Legends in Sparks to Christmas shop. The holiday feeling the area gives provides me with a warm fuzzy feeling on those cold winter days. Well, that and a nice warm cup of hot coco. Reno is alive with it adventure whether it is winter, spring, summer or fall and makes me feel so blessed to be a part of this community. Man I love this place!
Interning without a doubt
Posted by: | CommentsAfter spending the last four years studying public relations at the University of Nevada, Reno, my professors always told me “public relations does not mean press releases.” However I had a hard time understanding that because it seemed that the majority of the things I did in my public relations classes were to practice writing press releases. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely learned A LOT more than writing press releases in college; I just never gained a true understanding of how public relations worked until I started interning at RKPR Inc.
I regretfully admit that I thought it was a little silly that an internship was required in order to receive my B.A. in Journalism. I thought to myself, “Why do I have to register and pay for a class when in all reality I am going to work rather than sitting in a classroom and learning?” That is a thought I threw out of my mind after my first day interning at RKPR.
In the month I have been here I have gained and learned so much more hands on experience than I have or could in a classroom. If anyone is reading this and has the same thought I did about interning, my advice would be, DO IT! It is definitely worth it. And yes, you still write a lot of press releases, but they are actually fun when you are doing them for real, not mock clients.J
