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Meet the Reporter: What I am thankful for

A series where the audience gets to know the ASU Odyssey reporters

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Nov 27, 2019

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Meet the Reporter: What I am thankful for

Patricia Vicente

During this holiday season, The Odyssey Online at ASU reporters want you to get to know us! Enjoy this holiday-themed post and learn what we are thankful for!

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This Thanksgiving I am thankful for many things in my life. However, I have a dynamic trio that has really helped me get through the past year and I know will only continue to help me more!

School

Michael Gutnick

- I don't care how boring or "nerdy" this might sound, but I am extremely grateful for the education I get to receive at ASU and Cronkite. Not many people get to pursue a higher education and I think it's important for us to take advantage of it and be appreciative of what we get to do, even if it's as simple as "showing up to class." As a first-generation student, this is something I am grateful for every single day because I know I'm not just going to school for myself, but also for my parents, who work their asses off to allow me to pursue a career I genuinely enjoy and attend a school that I can do it at, even if I am a couple of hundred miles away. I get to work with some of the best peers in the industry, on some of the best equipment from anywhere within the college and professional realm and I'm being taught by some of the best current and former journalists in the industry I want to go into. It truly does not get better than that.

Opportunities

Ricky Cornish

- If you have ever heard me talk about my life the past three years, then you know I have had a wide array of opportunities that I will never shut up about. Some of these professional and academic opportunities have seen me land my dream internship as my first internship in college, has seen me be the ultimate tourist in Washington D.C. when I wasn't speaking to students about my amazing J-school and have seen me be the happiest ever while achieving my dreams. I am happy as a professional, student and as a person because of these opportunities and I really wouldn't trade them for anything.

Family

Vanessa Ramirez

- This might be a cheesy one, but it's one that is definitely a truthful thank you. I'm privileged enough to have a family to go home to every holiday season, and any other time besides that, which is not what many can say. There might be times when I take my family for granted, but as time goes on, I realize that it is okay to take them for granted as long as I let them know how appreciative I am of them. As I enter my last calendar year in college, I am remembered just how much love I have and how many people I have rooting for me when I want to give up or when I have a rough day. This even goes beyond my blood relatives; it goes out to my family friends and the support system I have in Arizona and my co-workers at my jobs and internships that want to see me succeed.

While I only named three big groups, there are dozens of people within these groups that I am thankful for. I am thankful for them making me into the woman I am today and showing me endless love.

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The holiday season can be the best and most stressful time of the year, especially when more people are involved.

1. The Family Traditions

2. Enough food for an actual army

3. Never enough space

4. Always Loud & Never Boring

5. Parties. Parties. Parties.

6. Scheduling

7. Travelling

8. The family members you see once a year

9. DRAMA

10. The questions about life

AKA, Christmas overload.

I'm technically an adult, so I'm legally required to live a little, right?

1. Watch an R-rated Scary Movie in a Movie Theater

2. Buy a Lottery Ticket

3. Vote in an Election

4. Participate in a Run (or a Walk, Realistically) for Charity

5. Go on a Road Trip

6. Start a Savings Account

7. Get a Credit Card

8. Sign up for Spotify Premium

9. Go to a Club

10. Start a Meditation Routine

11. Go to a Yoga Class

12. Treat Myself to a Dinner for One

13. Volunteer for a Charity

14. Participate in a Research Study

15. Bake Something (That Ends Up Being Edible)

16. Go Skydiving

17. Be Called for Jury Duty

18. Figure Out What I Want to Do With my Life

The holiday classics that shaped my life

1."But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give: of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men."

"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

"Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."

"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."

"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find a that love actually is all around."

"Sometimes things look good on paper, but lose their luster when you see how it affects real folks. I guess a healthy bottom line doesn't mean much if to get it, you have to hurt the ones you depend on."

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.'"

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

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