A few weeks ago, some friends randomly texted me, “Hey, want to go downtown!?” It was a Friday and I was in the library. Of course my gut reaction was “yes”. But I wasn’t sure…it wasn’t in my plans, I had planned to get homework done for most of the night. Well, I didn’t have too much …
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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.
Thanks for lunch.
Caring, at unexpected times, is a big theme in my life. It is the title of my TED talk for a very good reason, as it is a value that I lead my life with every single day. Like I said, if a person with a disability goes out of their way to hold a …
And the search begins…
Virginia21 student thinks back on VT President’s legacy Last Tuesday, Dr. Charles Steger announced his planned retirement as the 15th president of Virginia Tech. I’ve been a Hokie for five years now I guess, and I like to think of myself as becoming smart in the ways of many things “Virginia Tech.” As a higher …
The point of LIFE is to learn to say “no.”
You may think this is going to be a blog post about not spreading yourself too thin, and not committing yourself to too many things, but that’s actually a skill that I’ve already been able to improve over the past few months. This post is a little bit different…(and long. And complicated. So, beware.)… I’ll …
Well, not quite SkyDiving :(
Sometimes, you just feel like you’re Superman and can do whatever you want – especially when you have awesome friends – but unfortunately I did NOT get to go skydiving today! The idea to go on this adventure was originally planned by my good friend and former neighbor, Nick. It was on my mental bucket …
Going SKYDIVING today!
I’m just gonna go ahead and leave this here… I’m so excited to take advantage of this Living Social deal and knock one more item off of my Bucket List! I’m certain that pictures will follow later! :) But if I don’t make it back…it’s been real you guys. :) Let’s go out in style?
Pineapple slicer!
A few weeks ago, Kristin and I were sharing Panera with a new friend, Jayanne, who is a very interesting woman. She teaches in Montgomery County Public Schools, and most years she sets out with a very unique learning outcome for her students. So that they may understand the physical obstacles that a student with …
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Even though I’m studying higher education and I’ll likely be destined to work with college students more than youth, one of my biggest passions in my life and driving factors to get out of bed in the morning is working with children. No matter what I’m doing professionally, it’s in my cards to remain engaged …