Hello again everybody!
Sheesh, it’s been more than a year since my last post, and it’s nice to see that the forums are still going strong with some new people getting familiar with puzzles and obscure cars. I’ve done the occasional lurking in the background, checking new posts and such, but i’ve never had the time to properly sit down and organize some puzzles together myself and do the thorough research for already existing puzzles, which is what i’ve been eager to do for a while now.
In my previous update, I went on about being in Automotive class and ASE testing and SkillsUSA etcetera etcetera... Well since I made that post before COVID, you could imagine I didn’t get to do all those things. Around mid-April of last year, the SkillsUSA competition was cancelled and ASE testing was put on hold. Even the internship I applied for went belly-up and the dealership itself closed for half a year. All I came out with was a first-year education of Automotive Technology and a “see ya next year, kid.” Needless to say I was bummed out. I am now currently in my senior year taking the advanced portion of Automotive Technology, along with a bunch of other classes that have been holding back my ability to make posts and such. I even had to take a huge break from my automotive encyclopedia project, which I’ve been meaning to converse with other encyclopedia people on here, but just never got around to doing so.
Over the summertime between school, I started to formulate what I was gonna do after high school. Because automotive is still my passion, the possibilities were literally endless. Ultimately, I settled on attending junior college for two years to earn an Associate’s degree, then I’ll transfer to a University for the remaining two years, maybe study abroad through their nifty little Japanese program, and come out the other end with a Bachelor’s. A bigger path than normal, but at least im not crawling into student debt face-first by attending university for four years straight. As for my major, Automotive Technology is still my prime target, but I’ve dabbled in other topics and possibly even minors like journalism and business. Journalism especially because I’ve always loved expressing thoughts through writing, and to do that with cars would be a dream job. Maybe I watched too much TopGear and read too much Car & Driver growing up, who knows?
As a side note to journalism and cars, I’ve recently started a blog on Instagram where I make posts regarding unique cars and fascinating history, with everything being written by me. Right now I don’t have many posts, but I plan to start making more frequent posts regarding stuff like cars lost to time, failed automobiles, and topical stuff like cars relating to the Sultan of Brunei collection. If any of you are interested in just reading some stories or even want to suggest something, go ahead and give me a follow @automotive_archive on Instagram.
So that’s pretty much all i’ve got to say about me. I hope you’re all doing well and i’m looking forward to getting back on the forms and conversing with everyone again. Thank you all for giving me a space to share my passion for the past four years. Expect to hear some replies from me soon!
