Besides pumpkin spice lattes and scones, I'm not a fan of Starbucks. I do like them for making this video.. so cool
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Movie influences my day
I recently watched the movie - Eat, Pray, Love .. which is based off a novel written by Elizabeth Gilbert and today it totally made me realize a few things. (I completely meant to read the book first cause I hate ruining the book by seeing the movie first). Eat, Pray, Love is based off Elizabeth Gilbert's true story of "finding yourself". She ventures out of her normal boring American lifestyle and travels to Italy,India and Bali. She completely drops everything she had and traveled, meeting new people and turning new friends into dear friends. Learning new cultural lifestyles. This is where I might ramble lots.....
I absolutely love learning, experiencing, watching new cultures. This being a different country, or just smaller aspects such as a family's culture. Small things.. such as how a family eats dinner. Some families have buffet style dinners, some families don't eat dinner together, some families grab and go. For my family, dinner is the biggest, most important part of the day, we set the table, everyone sits in the same spot each night, and we usually eat for an hour or more. If you are not home for dinner that night then you better have a good reason to why not. Ever since elementary school when I would go to friend's houses for dinner every so often, I was so intrigued by who does what.
Anyways, this summer I had the most wonderful opportunity to live in Italy for a few months and experience a new culture. There's so much more that I want to see, so many more places I want to experience. Goal: Win the lottery, so I can afford to travel more. (or just work really hard and save money). I've got a bad case of a travel bug. One thing I regret during my summer travels was not meeting enough people while traveling, hearing their story and what they are doing. Ideally, I would love to drop my life and travel alone (or I could take a friend), meet those people, and learn from them. That's the bigger picture. Right now, it's about where I am right now.
I've learned so much not from sitting at a desk and taking exams, but from experiencing and doing. Taking opportunities, meeting people, going outside.
Nicest quote anyone has ever said to me, "At least you know who you are Kelsey" - AKahn (I really do hope I know who I am). So moral of this blog .... be yourself. Do your thaaaang, live it, influence others, inspire others and love life. Find what you love, and go with it.
Here's to the next few months left of college and figuring out where to venture to next. Pretty sure the way this entry turned out was not what I was expecting, oh well.
I absolutely love learning, experiencing, watching new cultures. This being a different country, or just smaller aspects such as a family's culture. Small things.. such as how a family eats dinner. Some families have buffet style dinners, some families don't eat dinner together, some families grab and go. For my family, dinner is the biggest, most important part of the day, we set the table, everyone sits in the same spot each night, and we usually eat for an hour or more. If you are not home for dinner that night then you better have a good reason to why not. Ever since elementary school when I would go to friend's houses for dinner every so often, I was so intrigued by who does what.
Anyways, this summer I had the most wonderful opportunity to live in Italy for a few months and experience a new culture. There's so much more that I want to see, so many more places I want to experience. Goal: Win the lottery, so I can afford to travel more. (or just work really hard and save money). I've got a bad case of a travel bug. One thing I regret during my summer travels was not meeting enough people while traveling, hearing their story and what they are doing. Ideally, I would love to drop my life and travel alone (or I could take a friend), meet those people, and learn from them. That's the bigger picture. Right now, it's about where I am right now.
I've learned so much not from sitting at a desk and taking exams, but from experiencing and doing. Taking opportunities, meeting people, going outside.
Nicest quote anyone has ever said to me, "At least you know who you are Kelsey" - AKahn (I really do hope I know who I am). So moral of this blog .... be yourself. Do your thaaaang, live it, influence others, inspire others and love life. Find what you love, and go with it.
Here's to the next few months left of college and figuring out where to venture to next. Pretty sure the way this entry turned out was not what I was expecting, oh well.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
A friendly Shout out
One thing in my life that I can't live without, friends. I just want to dedicate this to my wonderful Lansdale friends today cause I miss them........
Shout outs toooooo:
All those friends who are currently doing big things -- creating TV shows, driving cross country, spreading their music by touring across half the country, being creative geniuses, smiling, making other's laugh, making a difference in my life and wanting to make a difference in everyone else's.
You all know who you are :-) There's not one day that goes by that I don't thank the wonderful friends I have. Ps-- sentimental Chach. Rarely happens
Do big things.
Shout outs toooooo:
All those friends who are currently doing big things -- creating TV shows, driving cross country, spreading their music by touring across half the country, being creative geniuses, smiling, making other's laugh, making a difference in my life and wanting to make a difference in everyone else's.
You all know who you are :-) There's not one day that goes by that I don't thank the wonderful friends I have. Ps-- sentimental Chach. Rarely happens
Do big things.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
3 words, 3 phases. For The Families, For The Cure, For The Kids.
I don't know where to begin on this topic. THON. That's all that's need to be said. For those who are not aware of THON - Penn State Dance Marathon - is a 46 hour no sleeping, no sitting dance marathon in efforts to find a cure for pediatric cancer. This is the largest student run philanthropy in the world, and I am so honored to be a part of such an amazing organization. THON was just held this past weekend at Penn State... ending over 46 hours ago. My contribution to THON is as a morale committee member, where during THON weekend each moraler gets assigned a dancer and well, morales them all weekend long. Moralers have shifts during the weekend where we will sleep for maybe 2hrs every 7 hours or so and get back to THON to pep up the dancers!
Throughout the weekend (and all year) we support those families who have been effected with cancer. No parent wants to hear "your child has cancer" .... this is why we THON. We THON to help those families. We THON for the cure, for the kids. All weekend long, kids run around the dance floor with the largest smiles, playing with every big kid that walks by. Within 10 minutes of THON starting I was soaking wet from being in a water gun fight with one little boy... I didn't even have time to fill my water gun up yet! Pretty sure he had a double shooter too.
THON has made such an impact on my life and my life at Penn State. For all the wonderful friends I have made through this organization, everyone has such a big heart. Dedication, passion and love. Every person carries such a passionate story which shapes the support Penn State has to help find a cure.
I had the most amazing opportunity to be on the floor for the last four hours of the weekend. The last four hours are some of the best hours of the weekend, which includes the largest dance party you'll ever see, dancers motivating themselves to make it through, and family hour... when families have the opportunity to share their stories with all of THON and touch everyone's heart. Looking around, seeing and hearing all the support the Penn State community brings to THON was indescribable. I have never experienced anything similar to this past weekend. It's extremely difficult to fully describe THON weekend to anyone who has never been there, but videos and pictures truly capture the beauty that is THON.
There's just so much to write about and I cannot find the right words to describe the essence of THON. It has taken me over an hour to write this. A known quote about THON goes - from the outside looking in you can't understand it, from the inside looking out you cant explain it. For The Kids.
A shout out to the apples, bros, my dancers and bffs.
Do what you think is impossible.
Throughout the weekend (and all year) we support those families who have been effected with cancer. No parent wants to hear "your child has cancer" .... this is why we THON. We THON to help those families. We THON for the cure, for the kids. All weekend long, kids run around the dance floor with the largest smiles, playing with every big kid that walks by. Within 10 minutes of THON starting I was soaking wet from being in a water gun fight with one little boy... I didn't even have time to fill my water gun up yet! Pretty sure he had a double shooter too.
THON has made such an impact on my life and my life at Penn State. For all the wonderful friends I have made through this organization, everyone has such a big heart. Dedication, passion and love. Every person carries such a passionate story which shapes the support Penn State has to help find a cure.
I had the most amazing opportunity to be on the floor for the last four hours of the weekend. The last four hours are some of the best hours of the weekend, which includes the largest dance party you'll ever see, dancers motivating themselves to make it through, and family hour... when families have the opportunity to share their stories with all of THON and touch everyone's heart. Looking around, seeing and hearing all the support the Penn State community brings to THON was indescribable. I have never experienced anything similar to this past weekend. It's extremely difficult to fully describe THON weekend to anyone who has never been there, but videos and pictures truly capture the beauty that is THON.
There's just so much to write about and I cannot find the right words to describe the essence of THON. It has taken me over an hour to write this. A known quote about THON goes - from the outside looking in you can't understand it, from the inside looking out you cant explain it. For The Kids.
A shout out to the apples, bros, my dancers and bffs.
Do what you think is impossible.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sister ESP
It was only in time that I would blog about my sister. So a few minutes ago I was thought to myself "Oh I should give sister a call." Within 10 seconds of that thought my phone rang and it was my sister. Creepy. We have decided we have something called Sister ESP. For those of you who may know me well probably get annoyed with how often I talk about the ESP or just how often I reference my sister. We're not even twins. Oh well.
I'm serious about how creepy our ESP gets. There will be days that we will be wearing the same clothes (when we're in different towns) and call each other because we just have this feeling we're wearing the same thing. Sometimes its planned too. I especially love the days we're both in the same place and walk downstairs wearing the same shirt, or the similar style. note : see picture below, complete accident. Luckily that day I was flying to Italy so we matched in different countries. Or when we say the same thing at the same time. Sometime it's kind of like having a live mirror.
We call me her external hard drive. Back before she left me to go to college I was literally her human calendar, human GPS and side kick. Technically, still am all the above. Recently sister moved to NYC.. now she has the worst sense of direction anyone could ever have so for a good week I would receive a phone call "Chachhhhh are you near a computer? I'm lost!" Luckily those calls have dwindled down to about once or twice a week now. We've also stopped called each other by our first names and just shortened it to 'sister.' It's really fun when we quote Buster from Arrested Development and as he says all the time - hey brother ---- we just change out brother for sister.
Anyways, having ESP is kind of cool, sometimes we don't even need to speak words at each other and just use our minds to talk -- that's when we are in the same room of course. I could go on and on about our stories, but I'll spare you the time. A sister is kind of like a best friend you can't get rid of. Sorry Caitlin, just gotta deal with it?
Shout out to you too brother (or as we like to call him, brother bear). I've completed disregarded the fact that my siblings have first names... they're just brother or sister. Kinda like the Bernstein Bears. ha, oh childhood memories.
I'm serious about how creepy our ESP gets. There will be days that we will be wearing the same clothes (when we're in different towns) and call each other because we just have this feeling we're wearing the same thing. Sometimes its planned too. I especially love the days we're both in the same place and walk downstairs wearing the same shirt, or the similar style. note : see picture below, complete accident. Luckily that day I was flying to Italy so we matched in different countries. Or when we say the same thing at the same time. Sometime it's kind of like having a live mirror.
We call me her external hard drive. Back before she left me to go to college I was literally her human calendar, human GPS and side kick. Technically, still am all the above. Recently sister moved to NYC.. now she has the worst sense of direction anyone could ever have so for a good week I would receive a phone call "Chachhhhh are you near a computer? I'm lost!" Luckily those calls have dwindled down to about once or twice a week now. We've also stopped called each other by our first names and just shortened it to 'sister.' It's really fun when we quote Buster from Arrested Development and as he says all the time - hey brother ---- we just change out brother for sister.
Anyways, having ESP is kind of cool, sometimes we don't even need to speak words at each other and just use our minds to talk -- that's when we are in the same room of course. I could go on and on about our stories, but I'll spare you the time. A sister is kind of like a best friend you can't get rid of. Sorry Caitlin, just gotta deal with it?
Shout out to you too brother (or as we like to call him, brother bear). I've completed disregarded the fact that my siblings have first names... they're just brother or sister. Kinda like the Bernstein Bears. ha, oh childhood memories.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Politicians win my heart
Bucket list item achieved. Saw President Obama today. Obama visited the Happy Valley today, and I was fortunate enough to snatch up a ticket for the event! And no, I did not camp out to get the ticket like other students, nor did I wait in line forever. Anyways, for awhile now I've been dying to see him speak in person, and it was everything I could have imagined! Now I can add Obama to my list of politicians I have seen speak/seen, along with Rahm Emanuel, Wolf Blitzer (kinda... just ...The Situation Room with Wolf), Clinton, Biden, oh and Sean Astin - Samwise gamgee- who was campaigning for Hilary? Totally counts. I just get all giddy when they're in the same area, even room, as me.
Alright soooooo confession: I really like politicians. I have this weird liking for the Kennedy family. I mean, who wouldn't? Yes, I have looked through their family tree many times, taped Oprah when a Kennedy makes an appearance (very rare), etc. .... I should probably stop here.... have a Kennedy for President sign..... I got really excited when the Obama girls not only got a dog, but also a swing set. Or when someone asks if I could have dinner with anyone who would it be? My answer is always either JFK or FDR. This is all probably getting a little too creepy ....
Anyways, before Obama arrived JoePa walked into the room and naturally, received a standing O from the crowd, along with multiple shout outs from Obama later on. I should mention all the crowd waves (including Penn State's famous slow wave) the audience had going during the 3 hour waiting game. During Obama's speech, he noted how sexy (yes I sware) Penn State's energy efficient buildings are. Proof.. he really does love being energy efficient. It's so difficult to describe the energy he brings into a room. Though he did not speak for very long, every second impacted his speech. Unfortunately he did not chant "We Are..." today. That would have made today ultimate.
True life; I am liberal.
Alright soooooo confession: I really like politicians. I have this weird liking for the Kennedy family. I mean, who wouldn't? Yes, I have looked through their family tree many times, taped Oprah when a Kennedy makes an appearance (very rare), etc. .... I should probably stop here.... have a Kennedy for President sign..... I got really excited when the Obama girls not only got a dog, but also a swing set. Or when someone asks if I could have dinner with anyone who would it be? My answer is always either JFK or FDR. This is all probably getting a little too creepy ....
Anyways, before Obama arrived JoePa walked into the room and naturally, received a standing O from the crowd, along with multiple shout outs from Obama later on. I should mention all the crowd waves (including Penn State's famous slow wave) the audience had going during the 3 hour waiting game. During Obama's speech, he noted how sexy (yes I sware) Penn State's energy efficient buildings are. Proof.. he really does love being energy efficient. It's so difficult to describe the energy he brings into a room. Though he did not speak for very long, every second impacted his speech. Unfortunately he did not chant "We Are..." today. That would have made today ultimate.
True life; I am liberal.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Boy band nostaglia
What happened to boy bands? Have Gaga, Ke$ha and Katy Perry now taken over the popular music scene? Where'd BSB go (besides half in rehab)? Where's NSYNC (besides one being in space)? The Hanson Bros? Or my current personal favorite, BBMak.... this is only cause my computer crashed this summer and I lost all my music and I only got to the B section of downloading all the music back onto itunes before I lost patience. I must admit, I still listen to Backstreet Boys while at the gym, or sometimes jammin in my car... but why are they not on the radio anymore? Auto-tuned celebs and one-hit wonders are taking over. Helppppp! Slightly miss the boy band scene. Although, why did my mom ever allow me to hang a shitton of magazine photos of the Backstreet Boys covering every inch of my walls?
So, this summer a few of my friends and I had the most wonder opportunity to see the one and only Aaron Carter LIVE at a bar close to home. Alright, yes Aaron is not a boy BAND but he's related... and I just like to share this story. The best part of this is the fact that he was performing at a bar in the suburbs of Philly, not even in Philadelphia... kinda sad. Anyways, since he really isn't worth a $15 cover we figured we would get there 3 hours before so we could skip cover......yeah... that didn't work. I kind of want that 15bucks back. But to make the story better... we stalked Aaron out, then I bro-hugged Aaron Carter. I think my life is complete now. I just wanted him to tell me how he beat Shaq, guess I'll have to wait til the next encounter. Ever wonder why Aaron didn't get any bros? Why'd he go solo? Poor kid.
Anyways, as much as I was always a Backstreet Boys fan rather than NSYNC -- you HAD to pick one or the other--- I would be so satisfied seeing NSYNC getting back together, reunion tour. The dancing, the great distribution of solos of each member, the looks, the songs.. all too good to be true. I'll trade in some Ke$h for old school NSYNC. I guess Justin Timberlake's 30th birthday today inspired my boy band nostalgia.
So, this summer a few of my friends and I had the most wonder opportunity to see the one and only Aaron Carter LIVE at a bar close to home. Alright, yes Aaron is not a boy BAND but he's related... and I just like to share this story. The best part of this is the fact that he was performing at a bar in the suburbs of Philly, not even in Philadelphia... kinda sad. Anyways, since he really isn't worth a $15 cover we figured we would get there 3 hours before so we could skip cover......yeah... that didn't work. I kind of want that 15bucks back. But to make the story better... we stalked Aaron out, then I bro-hugged Aaron Carter. I think my life is complete now. I just wanted him to tell me how he beat Shaq, guess I'll have to wait til the next encounter. Ever wonder why Aaron didn't get any bros? Why'd he go solo? Poor kid.
Anyways, as much as I was always a Backstreet Boys fan rather than NSYNC -- you HAD to pick one or the other--- I would be so satisfied seeing NSYNC getting back together, reunion tour. The dancing, the great distribution of solos of each member, the looks, the songs.. all too good to be true. I'll trade in some Ke$h for old school NSYNC. I guess Justin Timberlake's 30th birthday today inspired my boy band nostalgia.
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