Anyone ever get homesick? I know most students who go to Weber State are from Utah but this is for those who are from out of state. I constantly find myself thinking about home. I picture myself back on the beach or out in the desert riding with my family. Its like a whole other world out here. The lifestyle is different.
I am from California, born and raised. I miss everything about the place. I can even say I miss the 5 o'clock traffic. I miss going to the beach and just laying up for the day. Taking in the sun and enjoying the company. I miss the bonfires on the beach after a long day and just digging my feet in the sand as the sun sets. My heart belongs to California. Its a different world. Its like I can just press pause on life out there and kick back.
Another thing that brings me back is thinking about high school football. I know a lot of people cant really relate to this but for my other football players who read this, you can relate. I miss the friday night lights. I miss dressing up on friday and having the school see us and just know who we are. I know I play at a higher level know but its a whole different experience. Playing with your friends on a friday night, win or lose, you have fun. You grow life long friendships. Sometimes you even gain a brother or two.
I will always live in California. I love the place. You cant go wrong with a place that has beautiful beaches, amazing weather, incredible food, and hell, we have the govanator! =] Its my paradise. Its where I can,"Just relax, lay back and be easy."-Radical Something
25...this is the amount of days before I go home... So Cali... I will see you soon
This Song always takes me back....
California-Radical Something
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nHHgvtC7A
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Who I am off the field
Most people know me as the starting placekicker for the Weber State Football team. What a lot of people dont know is who I am off the field.
I'm from Redlands, California. Last year I recieved my lifeguarding license. I worked over summer at a water park to make some money for the upcoming semester. I would have never guessed that my experience would be put to the test my first year on the job.
One day during my rotation on the current pool, I heard a lady asked for help. I jumped in the water and swam to her. She was there with a relative for his birthday. I asked her what the problem was. She told me he was unresponsive and was having trouble breathing. As I began to work with the man, he began to foam blood from the mouth and nose. I quickly whistled for help and escorted the man to the edge of the pool. There I had to assist the man onto a backboard and lift him out of the pool. He continued to to foam from the mouth and nose. We assumed he was having a stroke. We called EMS and got ready to administer CPR. We checked him pulse and it was far below normal. We continued to work with the man and ended up reviving the man before EMS arrived. EMS took over and escorted the man to the hospital.
After the tragedy, I was pulled into my bosses office. He told me that the EMS said I did an outstanding job and if it wasnt for me and another lifeguard, the man wouldnt be alive. It was a wild experience. The feeling of saving someone is hard to describe.
I'm from Redlands, California. Last year I recieved my lifeguarding license. I worked over summer at a water park to make some money for the upcoming semester. I would have never guessed that my experience would be put to the test my first year on the job.
One day during my rotation on the current pool, I heard a lady asked for help. I jumped in the water and swam to her. She was there with a relative for his birthday. I asked her what the problem was. She told me he was unresponsive and was having trouble breathing. As I began to work with the man, he began to foam blood from the mouth and nose. I quickly whistled for help and escorted the man to the edge of the pool. There I had to assist the man onto a backboard and lift him out of the pool. He continued to to foam from the mouth and nose. We assumed he was having a stroke. We called EMS and got ready to administer CPR. We checked him pulse and it was far below normal. We continued to work with the man and ended up reviving the man before EMS arrived. EMS took over and escorted the man to the hospital.
After the tragedy, I was pulled into my bosses office. He told me that the EMS said I did an outstanding job and if it wasnt for me and another lifeguard, the man wouldnt be alive. It was a wild experience. The feeling of saving someone is hard to describe.
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