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So I just read someone's blog about how they thought Athletes are true heros, maybe some are but I think this statement can't be further from the truth. Today I actually gave a speech in my public speaking class commemorating someone. Here is a true story of a true hero:  Read More »

This summer, I plan on traveling to Cambodia on a group volunteer project. I'll be spending about two weeks there with the other volunteers, working at orphanages, street outreach centers, and more. I'll also be doing street and documentary photography in order to raise awareness of the human rights crisis in Cambodia.  Read More »

The little engine that thinks she can!

(Actual ability TBD.)

I do (although I am ashamed to say it) have a facebook account. I got it so I could keep up with events at my college. But I also found a group supporting a Deaf guy (Chris Khanoyan -- pronounced, cuh-noi-an) who was to appear on American Inventor. There was actually a Deaf woman who pitched her idea of a vest with speakers in it to facilitate enjoyment of music for the Deaf on a previous episode, but she didn't get past an initial 'yes', so I figured that Chris's idea wouldn't go so well either.

I was both right and wrong.

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