Pardon my french, but I felt extremely moved to share this article written by a peer of mine. I first met Hannah Billings during the time that I served as the Student Government’s Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion during my senior year (2011-2012) at Virginia Tech. She was also on SGA Exec, and while …
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.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. -Calvin Coolidge The 30th President of the United …
VT Compliments
At Virginia Tech, a new Facebook page has really caught on for all the right reasons. Well, it’s actually been around for months but I’m really only just getting around to writing this blog post and taking the time to recognize someone else on it – I’m all about spreading the wealth. The story that I’d …
Chocolate Butterscotch Cupcakes and Butterscotch Buttercream Frosting
Well obviously to go along with the Homemade Chicken Curry recipe that Kristin created, we had to have dessert! This recipe was inspired by something I saw over Winter Break, and honestly – I can’t really remember where it was. BUT I do use an app called GoTasks to keep track of my day to …
Homemade Chicken Curry.
Well, we are finally getting the food blog rolling! Any recipe that is shared here is going to focus on either one of two things: either it was a meal that my girlfriend and I REALLY enjoyed (probably at a restaurant) OR it’s something that we both just had a taste for and wanted to …
A new kind of library.
Libraries really aren’t just a place where you go “shhh!, it’s a library!” Over the past year I’ve had the fantastic opportunity to work with Brian Mathews, Associate Dean for Virginia Tech University Libraries, on providing input on what will result in a dramatic transofmration and renovation of Virginia Tech’s main library, Newman Library. I …
Fight it.
“The things we see everyday are the things that we never see at all.” WHAT A QUOTE. I was really impressed by the power of that quote which was just shared with me through a group presentation during my Tuesday class, “College Student and the College Environment.” Think about that but more importantly, FIGHT IT. …
Community.
This blog is dedicated to the students in Montgomery County Public Schools. I’m hopeful that some of the students from the schools I’ve been able to visit read this (Blacksburg Middle School, Auburn Middle School, Christiansburg Middle School, and soon, Shawsville Middle School). To you students who read this post: think about the importance of friends, community, caring …