Unfortunately, I cannot show you an outstanding photo of my favorite place, but I can show you glimpses of it through moments captured on camera. This is my favorite place:
This is Get a Grip…this is my favorite place. It was a youth leadership conference held at Iowa State University each summer. I attended the conference for 7 years as a camper and counselor. This organization truly formed who I am today.
My first conference was held in the Iowa State University Memorial Union Sun Room. It’s the room displayed in the first 5 pictures. To this day, whenever I go into that room, I close my eyes and I feel the energy that once consumed that room. I feel the presence of campers, Bill, the music, everything… I so badly wish I could go back and continuously relive those moments. If I was trapped inside my own Groundhog’s Day, this is where I would want to be trapped.
Why is this my favorite place? Because I felt completely safe there. I could be exactly who I wanted, and who I was meant to be. It was the world’s most positive place, and it was there that I learned with others the philosophy of YOGOWYPI. I also learned to “live each day with a smile on my face, and love in my heart.”
I will always remember the things I learned at Get a Grip and it will always be my favorite place.
This is Get a Grip…this is my favorite place. It was a youth leadership conference held at Iowa State University each summer. I attended the conference for 7 years as a camper and counselor. This organization truly formed who I am today.
My first conference was held in the Iowa State University Memorial Union Sun Room. It’s the room displayed in the first 5 pictures. To this day, whenever I go into that room, I close my eyes and I feel the energy that once consumed that room. I feel the presence of campers, Bill, the music, everything… I so badly wish I could go back and continuously relive those moments. If I was trapped inside my own Groundhog’s Day, this is where I would want to be trapped.
Why is this my favorite place? Because I felt completely safe there. I could be exactly who I wanted, and who I was meant to be. It was the world’s most positive place, and it was there that I learned with others the philosophy of YOGOWYPI. I also learned to “live each day with a smile on my face, and love in my heart.”
I will always remember the things I learned at Get a Grip and it will always be my favorite place.
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