Published

So this year I applied to be a writer for The Florida Odyssey. Its a newspaper that's focus is write articles prevalent to students at UF, and in particular, to those in the Greek Community.  My first article finally got published! Check it out

http://theodysseyonline.com/content/issues/Florida/10.20.11/index.html?page=10

Young Money

Time sure flies. This past weekend I got the chance to go up to Georgia and visit my baby niece, Reagan Alisson Rich for her first B Day and for her baby sister's baby shower. It was a great time. I also got to spend some time catching up with my brother, sister, sister in law, and brother in law. 

Reagan, whom I affectionately call Young Money, and I  had a blast. Check out that cake her dad made her!

 

Wimachtendienk

It means brotherhood for those of you who don't know and its the perfect word to sum up how I feel right now. For the past three summers of my life I have disappeared to canoe country in the far Northland of Canada and Minnesota. It's one of those jobs thats just hard to really explain to people that haven't been there and even harder to judge the type of job you do. One that many think I'm crazy for doing.

For three incredible summers I've done my best to carry out my job, to provide a wilderness experience like no other. My summers have consisted of me taking out a group of youth aged 16-20 from all over the country on a two week excursion into the woods where one week is spent providing service to the trails used in the Northwoods and the second week is spent on a canoe trip. Throughout the entire experience I've always tired to challenge my participants to become a man of character; to know what their beliefs are, to stand up for them and to always be finding ways to improve upon personal flaws. This past summer I went to the Northwoods with one goal, to find a way to close out my Scouting career and change some lives while I was at it.

I finally can say I feel like I've done just that. Today I received and email from one of participants that only contained the following message "I think you've shaped me into a man of character...you were a fantastic role model and influence on my life, thank you."

Im so blessed to have had the experiences that I've had Up North and to have had support in working up there from my parents and Mallory.

"We have been Up North and part of us always will be..."

Fall's Finally Here

Ahh. Its hard to believe Fall is finally here. After a long summer spent in the wilds of Canada's Quetico Park and dreaming of the crazy times to come in the Fall, its hard to believe how fast this semester already seems to be flying by.

So far I've already gotten to enjoy

Rush
My 21'st B Day
Daytona Beach Getaway with my brother, sister in law, and Mallory
A Brad Paisley concert with Mallory
Crush Party and Phi Mu Ultra
and
3 Gator Home Games

All in addition too classes where Iv'e taken an exam in all my class (got a 95% on my most recent!). Fall 11' looks like it just may be my best fall yet and there's still so much to look forward too.

Young Money's first B Day (my sister's baby)
Homecoming with Alpha Chi Omega!
My first Florida Georgia Game
and
First SEC road trip to South Carolina

Best slow down and enjoy it before it flies by!

                              The boys of Fall (what remains of my family in D Chi)

 

So far Fall '11has  been filled with plenty of 

good ol' Florida Football with Mallory

Decided to take another stab at this whole blogging thing. As opposed to blogging strictly about music or any one particular topic I figured I'd treat this as a place to just open up #leggo