Passion

If you were asked the question, what is one word that describes you best, what would it be? Hi, I am Ashlee Chavez. Passion describes me best. Why? I am a leader. I have a passion for what I do. I give it my 100% and I will go the extra mile. Four years out of high school, life has brought me to a place called Year Up. It changed my life completely because I’ve become apart of a world where I never thought I’d see myself. It’s called the professional world where there is support, guidance, structure, a most important, a positive atmosphere. This is the place that has motivated me in life and the place where I can put my passion to good use. I am now a walking example of a professional businessperson. I have professional etiquette technology and business communication skills. On the other hand, family is the most important to me. It’s something like over 1,000 miles that separates me from them. It’s very important to me to keep in touch. After reading this, hopefully I will leave you with a good definition of what passion is and how it can be a key motivational tool to use for life.

It's A Bird It's A Plane...No... It's A Satellite!

Don’t let the satellite fall near you! An amateur astronomer recently found a falling satellite that is headed our way, to the Earth that is. The six-ton, 20-year-old spacecraft has fallen out of orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on Earth on or around 24 September.¹ Researchers are expecting it to burn up before it reaches the earth. Well I hope so! It’s a 20 ton satellite, and if it hits the Earth are we all doomed? Folks this is a little scary and when I say little, I mean BIG. Nasa said scientists would only be able to make more accurate predictions about where the satellite might land two hours before it enters the Earth's atmosphere. ² The 1 in 3,200 risk to public safety is higher than the 1 in 10,000 limit that Nasa aims for. But agency officials stress that nobody has ever been hurt by objects re-entering from space.³ Well Nasa, we are counting on you to please use those telescopes at the second hour before it’s supposed to land to inform us whether this will be the last day of our lives. Frankly, I would like to live longer, than to be killed by a satellite from space. Nasa needs more control over their equipment falling out of the sky. It’s one thing for birds, but satellites? Come on. This is quite dangerous and disturbing to think about. So where ever it lands, there will be a huge hole 20 tons deep. This is not ok. Any feed back friends?

Salida High School

Salida High School may be slightly small compared to schools in California. Class of 2007 had 250 students. It is the only high school in the tiny town of Salida, Colorado. There is a majority of the class that is related to each other and most everyone grew up knowing each other. So there is no need to learn names. It is the high school my mother, aunts and uncles attended back in the 40's. Up until recently, the board decided to remodel the whole school including the grounds. When I was in school, everything was very old and falling apart before my eyes. Sometimes it became dangerous hoping the roof wouldn’t fall in. It was quiet an experience. The teachers were wonderful and made the students feel a positive vibe and support (they were always there for you). Our school is very involved in community service activities. Triathlons Park clean up etc. A club called Key Club put on these community service projects. Salida High School is a small, yet very close knit with a big heart for the community.

The Way You Speak.

As a child, you look up to the eldest that are most present in your life. You pick up on what you see and learn by the example that is led. I must give credit to my lovely Mother and Aunt Barbara for being the reason why I speak the way I speak today. Thank you. Today, 'Gonna' 'woulda' 'shoulda' 'wanna' 'gotta' 'fir' are part of the language I use. These words my Mother and Aunt by now can probably pick up on when a conversation is being held. I would like to share a quote with you. 

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." 

-Nelson Mandela 

The questions are, what language settled in your head? What language settled in your heart?  

If you can't guess already, the language that was taught and spoken to me went to my heart. Sometimes the language that I use in day-to-day conversations may be from the language I have learned and developed over the years of growing. On the flip side of things, I am currently learning a whole new language at Year Up. Hopefully I can catch on quickly and use it more often.