Rachel Kramer

Many little kids get told bedtime stories to help them fall asleep at night. As far back as I can remember, I took it upon myself to be the person telling stories to my younger siblings.
With my wild little girl imagination, I began coming up with stories about my daily life growing up on Long Island in the stereotypically suburban town of Commack, N.Y. That's when I realized I wanted to tell stories forever. My dad started documenting them and the desire to write built inside of me.
In high school, the reality hit that I might not become the next J.K. Rowling, so I got involved in my school newspaper as a more practical outlet for my story telling.
Journalism became a field in which I was able to write about real people and real stories, and I could see immediate reactions from my friends and family. The first time I saw my name in print, I knew that I had found my career. Journalism had been a foreign style of writing to me and I worked hard to learn as much as I could throughout my short high school career.
I have been working at The Spectrum for two years, since the fall semester of my freshman year. I have worked as a features editor and now it's time to switch it up. Arts is a new field for me, and I can't wait to dive in and start experiencing the new style and subjects available.