March 18.

No way. Is it seriously time to head back to the real world? :( This is a screenshot of one of my all-time favorite iOS apps – Sunrise.

March 17, 2015

March 17.

Good ol’ Dirty Sixth – what the “locals” (are there even REALLY those in Austin?) call E. 6th Street, one of the main through-fares in downtown Austin, Texas. Pictured here walking around with my roommate Rachelle. Always a great time to be had. :)

March 16, 2015

March 16.

The Social Good Hub was one of my favorite set ups at SXSW. The fact that there was a track committed to the social good work speaks volumes about the kind of event that South By not only is, but wants to be. Impressed.

March 15, 2015

March 15.

This will EASILY be one of the coolest photos you’ll see from this project. It’s technically 4 photos mushed together in a GIF from the 3M Dazzle Booth at SXSW!

March 14, 2015

March 14.

One of my favorite presentations at SXSW was this one, titled Pardon the Disruption: Steve Case on Entrepreneurs. I read about Steve Case for the first time in a magazine (I can’t remember the publication, honestly) but his story of AOL to Capitol Hill always mesmerized me. Great to see him in person.

March 13, 2015

March 13.

Today I got to work with the wonderful students at Hornsby-Dunlop Elementary School here in Austin, TX. I spoke with them about helping each other, not bullying, and appreciating each other’s differences. Stay tuned for a more detailed blog post about how I came to meet these wonderful students.

March 12, 2015

March 12.

This is the church in Austin that Dewey Winburne attended, and the site of tonight’s inspirational Dewey Awards. :)

March 11, 2015

The next chapter of HESONWHEELS: Everyday philanthropy.

When you think of the word philanthropy, what do you think of?

Money? Dollar signs? Donations? Charities? Do any of those words come to your mind?

Based on asking this question via HESONWHEELS and in-person over the past four months, those words are very popular “first-thoughts” when people think of philanthropy. Further, based on the light poll that I’ve done of education professionals and their supporters from across the world here in Austin this week – my assumptions were spot-on. Most people think of philanthropy as a financial obligation.

If you’ve been following HESONWHEELS for a while, you know that I truly, deeply, and intensely believe in my life’s motto: “Life is all about what you have done for other people.” As the month turns to March 2015, I am taking that to the next level, to officially begin the next “chapter” of HESONWHEELS: everyday philanthropy.