Had a great time playing a water balloon fight at the soccer game against Wright State, and now I get to hang out with some great Hokie Ambassadors as they begin their new guide training! Later on I have a group meeting with my leadership group in order to get our presentation ready for tomorrow!! Very very busy day, to add to the pile I am focusing on this week, I actually dropped my phone in Charlotte’s water bowl. I am now the proud owner of an iPhone 4S. :)
I’m taking a very different perspective on the first day of Homecoming campaigning.
Ut prosim my friends.
http://youtu.be/VEtTAX7THPs
So I’m spending my Friday evening at the laundromat.
Luckily, I think my plans to have a little bit of fun afterwards might actually plan out.
If you didn’t know, I’m also President of Hokie Ambassadors – the tour guides of the university. Tomorrow and Sunday from 8 – 5 I’ll be on campus, because I am the Open House coordinator for our organization.
I don’t know who decided to plan Open House right in the middle of Homecoming festivities, but what can I say – I am having an AWESOME time trying to get everything done on time!
Every Friday throughout this semester, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with fifteen of the most awesome people I know – my fellow Homecoming court members. We are currently listening to information about the parade and going to get some great giveaways for the homecoming theme this year, which is 85 years of timeless traditions! Haughty
Here is a Facebook message I received from a stranger. This made this entire experience completely worth it for me.
Greetings Justin,
I saw something the CT posted on FB and recognized your face. We’ve never met, but I’ve seen you rolling around campus, leading tours more often than not. When visiting other schools, I like to take campus tours, so I recognize that it’s an important impression to make on prospective students, their parents, and other curious individuals. With that in mind, I give you great kudos for having the courage to take on the challenge while in a wheelchair. I can only imagine the questions you get asked by students or their younger siblings, let alone the actual effort involved physically.
I broke an ankle playing wallyball during my first semester at Tech. I knew the campus was big, but it seemed to double in size overnight. I tried to use crutches for a couple days. Unfortunately, I slipped on some wet marble in Patton, almost busted an elbow when I fell, and then decided to rent a wheelchair. I can’t say I know exactly how you feel, since I only had to deal with it for a week before I was in a walking boot; but I will say my time in a wheelchair was an eye-opening experience.
Seeing you smiling, decked out in Orange & Maroon, and representing Virginia Tech to the world is inspirational. I’d like to see you add a crown to your attire, so I wish you the best of luck in your quest to be Homecoming King. Keep rolling, you’ve got my vote.
The student preferred to remain anonymous. But I, of course, messaged him back, immensely thanked him for taking the time to write this to me, and then also asking if I could use this on my website. He ok’d it, and I’m so happy that he did.
Even if I’m not crowned Homecoming King, my life is changed for the better already.
I’m not kidding when I say I live my life for others. I’m all about service. The amount of service, and the passion with which I do, completely and unintionally affected a stragner for the better.
This is what I mean by Homecoming shouldn’t be about ME. It shouldn’t be about my organization. It should be about that one time of year where we all come together and perform service for our great university.
I love Virginia Tech, and I love moments like this that make every thing worth it. Every all-nighter, every hour I spend trying to remember someone’s first name, every minute I’ve spent on this campaign.
Worth it.
That is a famous quote by the great Henry Ford, namesake of Ford automobiles of course. regardless your opinion of what he did for our country, You can’t deny that he did alot of great things for our ecomomy with ideas such as the MOdel-T, the assembly line, etc. He is also the man who said that great quote, which I do seriously live my life by. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re probably right.” For me, that just means being optimistic. It’s saying that no matter what you want to do, as long as you set your mind to it and believe you can do it, then i some way, it is achievable.
One of my favorite blogs is the “Things we Forget” blogs. They take random post notes with inspirational quotes & notes and post them all over one of the world’s cleanest countries – Singpore. Here is a note from last Saturday that I just got the chance to read today, and it really moved me. Enjoy.
