Official Start Time: 12:09 am
Date: 9/26/08
Official End Time: 1:34 am
Today starts my mission in which I will do a blog a day as part of an experiment to see how I have evolved as a person over the course of a year. A lot of stuff has happened since my trip to China and even more since being part of the ITR&D course. Sophomore year in general transformed me tremendously and has helped mold me into a better person overall.
Being part of the ITR&D course had to be one of the highlights of my sophomore year. In the course I was able to experiment with technology such as Scratch and at the same time meet great people like Steve Wilmarth and Michael Mino. Becoming an intern with Education Connection and helping build the Scratch Moodle Course made that experience complete and is still lived to this day. I still work for Education Connection and hope to do something great and wonderful for students across all grade levels as an intern there.
The community we are surrounded by is something that I always try to give back to. When I first started high school as a freshman we were required to do 20 hours of community service. In that year alone I did over 100 hours and was driven to not just be a volunteer but a working member on community projects that would bring to life the ideals of the Greater Waterbury Community. I understand that adversity stands in the way of everything we do but with the proper resources and motivation anyone can be successful.
After going to China I learned something that you would only be able to learn by melting together the experience I received from the ITR&D program and the ambition I had as a volunteer. I learned the meaning of being an ambassador and what it feels like to want to accomplish the impossible. The ideals of a global education are only something you can understand as a participant of a cultural exchange program. The money, the work, and the fear will always be there representing the brick walls meant to prove how much we really want something. But when you past through these brick walls you are able to enjoy what you have worked so hard for and understand the achievement you have just made.
This is what drives me to be a better person and wake up early everyday even though I may go to bed even later. Determination and being persistent are aspects that we must embrace if we want to be successful. As Albert Einstein once said, "I wish to do something great and wonderful but I must start by doing the little things like they were great and wonderful."
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
So here is a short glimpse about the type of person I am and where I am starting from on this mission. Not all my entries will be like this. Some will be greater and won't be as great. Overall I promise to produce my best work and hopefully learn something while doing so.
Date: 9/26/08
Official End Time: 1:34 am
Today starts my mission in which I will do a blog a day as part of an experiment to see how I have evolved as a person over the course of a year. A lot of stuff has happened since my trip to China and even more since being part of the ITR&D course. Sophomore year in general transformed me tremendously and has helped mold me into a better person overall.
Being part of the ITR&D course had to be one of the highlights of my sophomore year. In the course I was able to experiment with technology such as Scratch and at the same time meet great people like Steve Wilmarth and Michael Mino. Becoming an intern with Education Connection and helping build the Scratch Moodle Course made that experience complete and is still lived to this day. I still work for Education Connection and hope to do something great and wonderful for students across all grade levels as an intern there.
The community we are surrounded by is something that I always try to give back to. When I first started high school as a freshman we were required to do 20 hours of community service. In that year alone I did over 100 hours and was driven to not just be a volunteer but a working member on community projects that would bring to life the ideals of the Greater Waterbury Community. I understand that adversity stands in the way of everything we do but with the proper resources and motivation anyone can be successful.
After going to China I learned something that you would only be able to learn by melting together the experience I received from the ITR&D program and the ambition I had as a volunteer. I learned the meaning of being an ambassador and what it feels like to want to accomplish the impossible. The ideals of a global education are only something you can understand as a participant of a cultural exchange program. The money, the work, and the fear will always be there representing the brick walls meant to prove how much we really want something. But when you past through these brick walls you are able to enjoy what you have worked so hard for and understand the achievement you have just made.
This is what drives me to be a better person and wake up early everyday even though I may go to bed even later. Determination and being persistent are aspects that we must embrace if we want to be successful. As Albert Einstein once said, "I wish to do something great and wonderful but I must start by doing the little things like they were great and wonderful."
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
So here is a short glimpse about the type of person I am and where I am starting from on this mission. Not all my entries will be like this. Some will be greater and won't be as great. Overall I promise to produce my best work and hopefully learn something while doing so.
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