Podcast

Dane Jackson (Podcast Article)

Recently Eric and I got in touch with World Champion White Water Kayaker, Dane Jackson, age 21, in order to get a little insight into his career as well as some advice for future endeavors.  

             We were thrilled with the opportunity to speak with him and when asked, what inspired him to keep going and how he pushes his limits, Dane answered,

“I just love kayaking every day, so every chance I get on the water, whether it is white water or just taking people boating for the first time, it’s never hard to remember why I’m kayaking. For me it’s all about just pushing the sport and really staying true to the fact that I would be kayaking even if I wasn’t a professional or even if I didn’t have any sponsors and I was just working and kayaking whenever I could. I would still be doing that just because it’s such an incredible sport to be a part of. So that understanding that I am not in it just for the money really allows me to enjoy each day on the water and push the sport.”

            While Eric has experience with white water kayaking, I myself have never truly explored the sport. So being able to sit down with the world champion, I was curious to get his advice for beginners. He answered,  

 “In the end it’s really a sport that anyone who loves water at all or even just loves getting outside should try. I think that the most important thing for people to remember is that they can go at any pace they want with kayaking. There is always some form of white water or something easy around that people can get on. They don’t have to worry about jumping right into some of the hardcore stuff, they can progress at their own pace, they can learn with other people. In the end people enjoy kayaking even if it is just flat water, it’s as simple as that, so any form of white water is exciting for most people defiantly when they are starting. So just take it at your own pace and just enjoy being on the water.”

            And finally, seeing as he has achieved so much in his lifetime, we wanted to know how he would encourage any individual, with any goal. How would he motivate and inspire youths and adults alike, to reach their full potential and achieve their goals. His response was,

“Just remember to have fun each day because as long as you are having fun it is easier to enjoy yourself and to think about stuff you can try and where you can go next.”

             Dane is currently training to compete in the Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship, an event which takes place on the "Wellerbrücke” river in Austria's Oetztal Valley. This event will be taking place on the 2nd and 4th of October 2014. For further information on this event, visit www.adidas-sickline.com/en/race-info/ .

Podcast Outline

              Just as a little "coming soon", Eric and I are creating a Podcast interviewing World Champion White Water Kayaker, Dane Jackson.
              This podcast will discuss his career and his experience with this sport. We will also include an article, highlighting some of Dane's advice for individuals interested in becoming involved with kayaking.
              So stay tuned!

This is a writing exercise, NOT A TRUE STORY.

An Amber Alert has been released as twelve year Zachary Lee of, Sunderland, VT, was dropped off at his house yesterday afternoon but has not been seen or heard from since.

            Police received this information today at approximately 4:46PM and the Amber Alert was set in motion tonight at 8:35PM tonight.

             Zachary was recently repatriated from France and due to a documented history of attempts to take off with her child, Patricia Kane, 49, is currently under suspicion for the abduction. Kane is described as being 6 feet 0 inches, 125 pounds, white, white blonde hair and brown eyes.

Zachary is described as being 5 feet 0 inches, approximately 95 pounds with brown shoulder length hair. He does not wear glasses and was last seen wearing a black puffy coat with, white stripes, jeans, a light colored sweater and blue and black sneakers.

 Due to Zachary’s recent arrival in the United States, authorities are highly concerned with his unfamiliarity with the area and ask that anyone with further information contact authorities at 802-564-9873 or to report information through the anonymous tip link www.anonynmous.net . 

Alice Attie

So I found this today, just browsing through sites, and I thought it was excellent and beautiful!

The artist Alice Attie, sat through a series of talks hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She allowed the words of the speeches to transcend the creativity that is language and she herself created intricate and fascinating designs with the words and feelings she absorbed throughout the presentations.

The finer details of the event and artwork can be found in the article on the link itself, so defiantly check out the amazing work she did!

http://blog.ted.com/2013/12/18/words-from-tedxmet-become-art/

As My First Assignment...

Hello Everyone, and welcome to my blog!

Having never done this before, and being assigned by one of my courses to create an expression of words and images such as this; I found it excitingly helpful to first be assigned to share with you all a blog of my choice. So here it is! http://www.wordsfromarevolution.com/ . I found myself connecting with this blog for a number of reasons and I hope you all experience a little of the same.

My instant reaction was to the comments that the author, Christine Aziz, shared in her "about me" box. Readers are instantly introduced to the content Aziz is concerned with as well as her passion and devotion to the reporting of female stories. She has a clear and inspiring message throughout her writing which intrigued myself as a reader. Her stories are not easy to swallow. She in fact points out herself, that the stories she chooses to focus on are stories that "people wouldnt want to read about this while having breakfast." They are heart wrenching and intense; forcing readers to acknowledge areas of life and in the world that are dark and lacking in color and happiness.

This quality of which her stories posses was another reason I truly found her blog to be excellent. Despite the difficulty that her stories take to accept-- through her writing and beautiful language and description, Aziz inserts color and hope back into the very places she delve to first discover them.

I found this blog to be eye opening and inspiring! It is a portal to moving content and exceptional storytelling.