{"id":19986,"date":"2020-10-05T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=19986"},"modified":"2020-10-05T09:28:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T16:28:02","slug":"meet-your-writers-nexus-contributing-writer-nicolas-ihmels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2020\/10\/05\/meet-your-writers-nexus-contributing-writer-nicolas-ihmels\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Writers<\/em>: Nexus<\/em> contributing writer Nicolas Ihmels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus<\/em> site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers<\/em> will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When did you start writing for Nexus<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi, my name is Nicolas Ihmels and I have\u00a0been\u00a0with Nexus<\/em> for almost\u00a0a year now.<\/p>\n

What has your best experience been writing for Nexus<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My best experience as a Nexus<\/em> writer was my Around\u00a0the World\u00a0in a Dugout Canoe<\/em> review<\/a>. This is because\u00a0after I wrote the review, I got an invitation from their publisher to go downtown\u00a0and see the two writers that wrote this awesome novel about BC history speak, and even saw some amazing exhibits at the Maritime Museum. It was so cool, and when COVID is over, I would\u00a0like to do more of that type\u00a0of reporting.<\/p>\n

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Nexus<\/em> contributing writer Nicolas Ihmels (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What about the worst? Be honest!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would\u00a0say I have had a great time with the work given to me. I have made mistakes\u00a0on my stories\u00a0and that always sucks, but the harsh truth is, both as a young writer and college student, that is kind of what I am here for\u2014to make mistakes. Because when\u00a0it all comes down to it, I am here to learn, and nobody\u00a0learns anything without making\u00a0mistakes. The main thing is that we all learn from our mistakes and apply them in our future work.<\/p>\n

How have you been managing with the COVID-19 lockdown and other measures?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve just been taking\u00a0it one day at a time. I\u2019ve also just been covering myself in work, both college- and Nexus<\/em>-related. In fact, I would\u00a0suggest everyone check out the Nexus <\/em>piece that I wrote and was published during the summer called\u00a0\u201cHow I learned to stop worrying and find hope during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>.\u201d It really details my thoughts\u00a0on the subject.<\/p>\n

What is the most pressing issue facing Camosun students today and based on what you know being a Nexus<\/em> writer, what needs to be done about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a tricky one. I\u2019ll put\u00a0it this way: when it comes to doing research for the next\u00a0big term paper, the internet is, most of the time, a great learning environment. But when it comes to things like online schooling\u00a0and meeting with your classmates, more often\u00a0than not it is the polar opposite. This is because your experience with it mainly hinges\u00a0on one thing: trust! Every day every student now has to count on their own computer to not only handle their work but to also hold a stable\u00a0wi-fi connection for more than two hours so that they can have a class or go over homework with fellow students. To me, I think that’s a big ask on the computer\u2019s part.<\/p>\n

How can people find you on social media?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find all of my stories at nexusnewspaper.com; just search \u201cNicolas Ihmels\u201d and it will give you everything I\u2019ve ever written with Nexus<\/em>. I also have a\u00a0Wix blog you can visit anytime, at nicihmels.wixsite.com\/writerslog<\/a>. You can also find me on Facebook. If any readers have any questions, they can just contact me on one of those sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webexclusive","category-campus"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19986"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19997,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19986\/revisions\/19997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}