Jeff Corwin visits Central College

Well, this past week was pretty darn exciting. On Wednesday was our first home game of the season. Now, it wasn't our best game by any means, but it really proved that we were willing to fight back when we were down. We started game one down by nine points. 1-10. Yeah, you read that right. But, great news we came back and won that game 28-26. It was an amazing comeback, but still only an okay game. We know we could have played so much better, but we are learning to work together in a new offense. Eventually, all will be great, and we will be a fantastic team. We have so much potential, we just have to utilize it.

Now, onto the reason for the title of the blog. As a part of the Inaugural Year here at Central to commemorate the new president of the school, Jeff Corwin, conservationist and naturalist featured on many television shows, came to the school to talk to the community. Earlier in the day, he talked to about 50 or so students and staff, and I was one of them. And after the talk, I was able to interview him for our school newspaper, The Ray, along with our other Co-Editor-in-Chief. The interview didn't last long, but it was great to do.

Then, later in the night, he talked to a room of over 500 people about his conservational efforts. It was actually a really interesting night, and my mom bought his new book 100 Heartbeats for me. He signed it, and when he did, he looked at me and said, "You were there earlier today, weren't you?" And I wanted to reply, "Well, yeah, I interviewed you!" All I said was, "Yep!" and "Thank you!"

Who knew I would be meeting the celebs after I got back from London. :) I really can't wait to read the book, but I have too much to be reading for school at the moment. But, it's on my extensive reading list.

Today, all former study abroad students from the spring had to attend a re-entry seminar. It's supposed to help us adjust to life in the US, but thing is, I've been here for four months now. I'm adjusted. Well, as well as I can be. I still miss London terribly, and I have days where I think of it constantly, but I'm still functioning...barely. We talked about how to communicate to future employers about your experience abroad in an interview, cover letter, and resume. Helpful, but I was still itching to get out of the room. It brought up a lot of memories, and it made me a bit depressed.

Reliving the experiences I had is a treasure because I never want to forget, but at the same time, it almost seems like I don't want to get on with my life here. Everything is just so much less...exciting, new, and fun. Ugh, United States, get it together! Instead of traveling to a nearby country, I will be going to another city or state for the next few weeks for volleyball.

Home tournament this weekend=super excited! I don't have to travel, and I get to sleep in my own bed. Win-win situation. That's all for now. Until next time, my lovely readers....