Today has been one whirlwind of adventure after another and I enjoyed it all. As I mentioned in an earlier post I am an Ambassador at our campus at Southern Utah University and to host a couple open houses for SUU. Well today was day number one. The planning for this event was about a month or more in the making, between meeting with a international recruitment adviser and making a presentation it was a very busy month and days up to today.
Today at 12:30 we started our open house for Little Angels. Now with being an ambassador I am pretty used to standing in front of people while talking about things I am passionate about. But when it comes to hosting, setting up, and answering questions that come out of nowhere I was a bit nervous. Luckily I am with some awesome people who not only helped me calm down but also helped set up our room to make it look awesome. For it being my first presentation I think I did ok. I was nervous and struggled in some parts and used a lot of "ums" and "ok". There was around 50 people there for it. I was impressed, and as more people walked in I was all "I don't think we have enough stuff for them." Luckily we did and I feel more confident in my future endeavors.
The rest of the day was spent eating some amazing Indian food at "The Red Carpet" restaurant. It was so delicious. Our professor was best friends in college with one of the partners. We ate so much food and had some great laughs. We also went shopping. My mom might be mad at me at the gift I got her, but oh well. She will love it, plus it was a steal of a deal!
Today one of the big things that really hit me was in Nepal everyone calls each other "brother" or "sister" and they actually act on it. It has been interesting to see how many of these people interact in those ways. Our little group has taken this to heart and we have indeed become our own family. As the trip continues on I can tell we are all going to get closer together. Friendships have been made here that will last forever. So readers of blogs out there, take a risk, get out of your comfort zone and go on adventure. You never know who you will meet, who can become some of your closest friends and what you will discover about yourself.
Today at 12:30 we started our open house for Little Angels. Now with being an ambassador I am pretty used to standing in front of people while talking about things I am passionate about. But when it comes to hosting, setting up, and answering questions that come out of nowhere I was a bit nervous. Luckily I am with some awesome people who not only helped me calm down but also helped set up our room to make it look awesome. For it being my first presentation I think I did ok. I was nervous and struggled in some parts and used a lot of "ums" and "ok". There was around 50 people there for it. I was impressed, and as more people walked in I was all "I don't think we have enough stuff for them." Luckily we did and I feel more confident in my future endeavors.
The rest of the day was spent eating some amazing Indian food at "The Red Carpet" restaurant. It was so delicious. Our professor was best friends in college with one of the partners. We ate so much food and had some great laughs. We also went shopping. My mom might be mad at me at the gift I got her, but oh well. She will love it, plus it was a steal of a deal!
Today one of the big things that really hit me was in Nepal everyone calls each other "brother" or "sister" and they actually act on it. It has been interesting to see how many of these people interact in those ways. Our little group has taken this to heart and we have indeed become our own family. As the trip continues on I can tell we are all going to get closer together. Friendships have been made here that will last forever. So readers of blogs out there, take a risk, get out of your comfort zone and go on adventure. You never know who you will meet, who can become some of your closest friends and what you will discover about yourself.
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