My first day of work at Metro was on April 28, 2009. I had gotten back from a month-long vacation from the U.S. just the day before, and my instructors from the editor-in-chief back then were to “hit the ground running.” It’s been three years since that day, and I haven’t stopped running. The first issue I appeared in as part of the staff was for June, featuring a sultry-looking Bea Alonzo shot in black and white. I still think it’s one of the magazine’s best covers, and I’ve seen a lot (especially since I had to dig up two decades’ worth of Metro for the anniversary issue).
The next month marks my last one for Metro; the last issue I will be closing will be June as well, making it a solid three-year tenure with the magazine. It’s changed a lot, and so have I—hopefully, for the better in both cases. In the meantime, I will be focusing on my imminent leave, getting ready for grad school, and spending time with the people I love before I head off to New York. I still have to work on so many things, and time’s running out fast.
As I won’t be doing so much for our June issue, allow me to plug the one that’s out on stands now, primarily because I’m proud of the content. In the three years I’d been working for the title, Metro evolved from a general women’s lifestyle magazine into a hardcore fashion magazine. I admit I never really saw myself working for a high fashion magazine, but even if you’re not into glossies, the May issue is still an interesting read. It’s the product of a lot of hard work, days of shoots, and endless research (plus many bleary-eyed hours in front of the computer, and some drama on the side). I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed working on it as a whole.
I hope leaving for New York won’t get in the way of you updating your blog. But good luck! I know you’d do good there.
If anything, I think I’ll probably be blogging a lot more from there
thanks Maureen!