Living Lessons

Hello! I was going to do an update the day the event happened but I was too lazy. So I'm going to make two separate posts of what has happened recently.

So, let's start with Living Lessons! This was an event my school raised a while back, and basically what it is is that we have speakers come and talk to us the ENTIRE school day about incidents, not necessarily bad -- but incidents that happened in their life, and how we can learn from it. The good thing is, is that we don't learn ANYTHING today! We just chill out in our rooms all day and listen to speakers in and out.

My first speaker was a person named Jacy, who survived a BRUTAL car accident, because of someone who was texting and driving. Her and her husband gave us a presentation about how not only texting can be dangerous, but also CALLING. And it's been proved that calling is apparently more dangerous than texting. Her story was amazing, and also she and her husband added a bit of humor which was funny.

Next was an Iraqi journalist and photographer, and he showed us SO many fascinating things he experienced and took pictures of while in Iraq.

Then we had a speaker of someone who has survived the Holocaust, she's came to one of my schools before so I already knew the story but it was cool to hear it again.

I'm forgetting quite a bit..

Then we had a speaker who was gay, and gave a speech saying that whatever sexuality you are it does not define YOU, and you have so much time in the world to actually figure out what you truly are, and those that don't accept you are stupid.

After that we had Dave Stevens, someone who fulfilled his dreams by playing the sports he loves and not letting his lack of legs get in the way.

Then we had a 9/11 survivor, which was pretty cool.

Aaaaaand that's pretty much it. Although it doesn't completely sum up my week. I'll make another post later.