I am surprised that Chelsee hasn’t kicked down my door and
grilled me for being such a bum with my blogs. In my defense it has been a
crazy past couple of weeks.
Back on the 17th I had the opportunity to meet
with one of the donors who funds the trip I am a part of this summer. The next
week I helped run Iowa FFA’s 85th State Leadership Conference over
in Hilton Coliseum. Then I jumped on a plane to Fairbanks, Alaska where I
participated in their state convention. I spent dead week playing catch up as
much as I could and now I am looking forward to getting through finals.
Having dinner with the donor reminded me of the dinner with
Christina. I remember being super nervous that I would do something wrong or
not use the correct utensil. I also remember how much fun it was. The woman has
a great sense of humor and is never afraid to speak her mind.
The following week was a great reminder of what I love to
do. I spent 36+ hours in Hilton Coliseum over three days so that over 4,000
members could enjoy their convention. I had this nifty little head set on and I
could talk to everybody at one time. I told the spot lights when and where to
point the lights, when to turn the music up, lights up/down, and when to play
videos. It was super intense (like camping) but a lot of fun as well.
If you ever get a chance to travel to Alaska, jump on it! I
got to do workshops with students judge contest and see some neat things.
I have to say that I am so proud of the peer mentors for
their work on the digital story telling project. I made it to many of the
filming times and it was great to see everyone’s enthusiasm and wiliness to get
involved. I am looking forward to each of your sections videos being that they
are going to have some awesome mentors to provide guidance and support.
As the semester comes to an end it is sad that I will not be
seeing all of the peer mentors every Wednesday night. For those that are still
in Ames this summer I hope we get to hang out! And to all taking finals this
week, good luck and go get’em!
