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Summer intern at MÁS

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What up, MÁS readers!

My name is Marcel Guerra, and I am an intern writer at MÁS for the summer.

I just completed two years at Bakersfield College and graduated with an associate degree in communications. I decided to stay in town, though, and go to Cal State Bakersfield, because it has everything I’m looking for and I can live at home for free!

When the opportunity for an internship at MÁS came up, it came as a surprise because I had planned on, basically, just sleeping in all summer and working evenings at my second job in retail. I felt, though, that this was an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up because it’s something I’ve wanted to do since I was a kid.

In junior high, I decided to join the school news broadcast because it sounded like something fun, and I always thought it’d be cool to be on camera. But something that started out as just fun, all of a sudden became something I wanted to pursue as a career. In high school, I joined EBTV News, East High’s daily broadcast, which covered school news and functions.

It was great, except that it was a zero period class.

Born to a Venezuelan father and a Brazilian mother, one of the most important things I was taught in life was to always be proud of who I am. I cherish being Latino, and I think that working with MÁS is the perfect way to get experience in the field, bring new story ideas to the table and also a way for me to personally promote our Latino culture throughout Bakersfield.

While here at MÁS, I would like to cover stories of young local Latinos who are excelling in school and work. These stories need to be voiced more because not only is it great to see young local Latinos succeeding, but they can also serve as an inspiration to younger readers who aren’t exactly sure about what they want to do in life.

I feel it is vital for we young Latinos to continue on to college and get further educated because we are the future of not just our local area, but of our entire nation as well.