I am Asteria Yuxin Ji, a mainland China student studying psychology in the Education University of Hong Kong. “Why would a psychology student be interested in journalism?” Not to mention others confuse, I even ask myself this question sometimes.

Gradually, I found the connection behind. Psychology is about observing people’s behaviour and figuring out why, so does journalism. Being a journalist means that it is required to have keen insight and ability of sharp observation. As a person loving photography, I think my passion for observing surroundings help with building up a bridge between psychology and journalism. Apart from observing life with the camera, I also keep record of life with words. I like keeping a diary and reading literature, which teaches me to observe and think in a placid way.

I think I am an optimistic but introvert, righteous but curious person. Journalists exactly need to be silent in some specific occasions in order to know more objective facts, and sometimes they need to speak out when necessary. My meet with journalism dates back to a G20 Simulation Summit held in my home university last year, in which I am one member of the journalist team, sitting beside to observe the summit, interviewing simulated heads of state and writing report as a simulated representative of the Guardian. Through this experience, I found that journalist is to search for the conflicts behind things, and to convey necessary messages to the public. Since then I have also been attracted by how the Guardian deliver stories in a very objective and sophisticated way, hoping to be a qualified journalist one day.

It is the truth that journalists chase, and this is the coolest and most worthy thing I could ever think of.