Grace Morris recently made a change in career plans.
Though her interest in writing and reporting dates back to high school where she was on the newspaper staff in St. Pius X Catholic High School, Morris, a junior from Decatur, decided in summer 2010 that she wanted to pursue a career in publishing.
Morris is double majoring in Newspapers and English, and has worked as a variety writer for the Red and Black for two years. Though Morris does not want to pursue writing as a career, she is still interested in it, and she said she hopes to return to the Red and Black later in the year.
Along with writing and publishing, Morris is also interested in Spanish and traveling. She is pursuing a Spanish minor and studied abroad in Spain during the 2010 spring semester. During the 3-month trip, Morris took classes in Spanish language and literature and was able to travel the country and work on perfecting her Spanish. Morris hopes to use her Spanish skills after graduation to live and work in a Spanish speaking country for a year.
Morris’ interest in travel began when she was 11-years-old, when her family travelled to Russia to adopt Alosha, Morris’ first adopted brother. Morris said her experience travelling to Russia during that time, then again when she was 14 to adopt a second child, Misha, sparked her interest in travel and learning about other languages and cultures. Watching her brothers grow up and experience life in the United States made her want to experience other countries the way they had. Morris hopes to be able to pursue this love of travel in the future, and write about her experiences alongside her job in publishing.
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