WAY TO GO, Kimmers!!!!!!! You'll have fun working at the newspaper!!! i loved it! i wasn't a photographer there though. :( i started out as a proofreader and typesetter, but my editor let me do a lot of other things because she saw i was a fast learner and was interested in doing all kinds of stuff. i ended up working for 2 newspapers and one publishing company and got a lot of experience, but sadly, i never got the photography experience there i wanted. i was always stuck in the office. :( if it works out, go for the internship!!! You'll learn a lot and have a blast!!! the newspaper business is a real high paced job which i loved. i would have stayed in the biz if it had paid more. if you're interested in getting experience as a portrait photographer, go for it! I would like to do that myself, but around here, they pay portrait photographers a really low wage compared to what i make in the restaurant and the doctors' office. maybe it's better in Calif. though. you have such a FANTASTIC personality, you would be so suited to work with kids, families, etc. and plus you've got the skill too. and in the newspaper field, i think you'd be perfect as well!! you're outgoing, energetic, and talented! Anyway, sorry for rambling on and on, but i'm SO happy for you!!!! Huge congrats, girl!!! :)