If you’re a faithful reader of this blog, you know that I have a goal of meeting 1 new person every single day. For the month of July 2016, I decided to embark on a little adventure that would document that goal. I wanted to make a note on every single person that was my …
Author: HESONWHEELS
My name is Justin Graves. I am a 20-something young professional based between the Washington, D.C. metro area and Blacksburg, Virginia. I thank you for visiting this journal about my life: what I learn, who I love, what I am passionate about, what I eat, and who I impact. | Ut Prosim | Go Hokies! | Life is all about what you have done for other people.
July 26, 1990: the ADA.
It was a momentous day. Huuuuuuuge, I tell ya. July 26, 1990: a Thursday and the 207th day of that year. Why do I think that, you might be asking yourself. I wasn’t even born yet! Here’s why: On this day, legislation known as the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Today, 26 years ago, the …
#HOW2Montréal.
For the most part, what happens in Montréal stays in Montréal. But there are some general things I MUST share with you all from a fantastic recent trip north of the border for a buddy’s bachelor party! Check out the slideshow below. All in all, some must-do’s when you’re in Montréal: Check out Mount Royal. …
Mandela Washington Fellows.
Today is Mandela Day. Folks are celebrating this amazing man around the world. Hearing and seeing these celebrations is inspiring me to reflect on an experience I had a little less than a month ago. The power and wisdom that I felt on that day and with those fellows left memories and an impact on me that feels like …
Montréal is beautiful.
This is one beautiful country. I’ll share more from the trip when I’m back stateside. For now – here’s a gorgeous picture of Montrèal’s beautiful skyline from a Canadian island. It is the site of the Picnic Electronik festival we went to earlier this afternoon! I’ll be back tomorrow! :) https://www.instagram.com/p/BH-aBwnBV4C/?taken-by=hesonwheels
Don’t go there. Live there.
With all of the challenges I’ve faced recently, I’ve officially decided to not let it get in the way of the travel bug that is always biting me. Waiting around for your HMO and doctors and, frankly, your body to do what you want them to do is a game that no one likes to …
John Paul Usman.
The kind of person that, I could tell from the very beginning, was more interested in giving than receiving. If even in this small way he was going to put others before himself, he did. And we have a lot of memories to thank him for as a result. Instead of being the center of …
Haben Girma.
Earlier today I was clicking around my Apple TV and decided to downloaded the platform’s WWDC app. WWDC is an acronym that refers to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. It takes place annually and this year it was June 13-17 in San Francisco. The conference is typically used to show off and debut new software and …