Mentor

As a freshman here at ISU I did not know what to think about professors. I had many people tell me that they were all fairly friendly and that you needed to get to know them that way if you ever needed help they would be there to help you. I think that many professors qualify for being a mentor because of the knowledge they have developed.
If I had to choose a person to be my mentor right now I would choose Dr. Mullen. He is a professor in the field of Agronomy which is the direction I am headed as of now. Dr. Mullen also teaches my Agronomy 114 class. I know he is very knowledgeable about his topic because he has published a book for the course. I have talked to Dr. Mullen a couple times and he seems to be a really laid back nice guy. That is someone who I would want to be my mentor.
What I would look for in a mentor first is knowledge about the topic or major. Second thing I would look for is how much he enjoys what he is teaching. Many people love what they teach and are always excited but I have ran across the occassional instructor who just doesn't seem like they like what they are doing. Another thing in being a mentor is that you would want to have the drive to help the student and help him or her succeed no matter how hard you have to work.
These qualities are what I would want my mentor to have. I think Dr. Mullen fulfills these as many other Agronomy professors do. That is what interests me so much is that everybody loves what they are doing in this major.

Ski Club

A few weeks back I went to Clubfest at the Memorial Union and I looked at a ton of clubs and I mean a ton but only two clubs really stuck out to me. Those two clubs were the baseball club and the ski club. I have played baseball all my life and love the game and I just learned how to ski last year and enjoyed it a lot. I wish I could have donw both but baseball club games are on Saturdays and that schedule just didn't work out for me so Ski club it was.
Ski Club started two weeks ago and I attended the first meeting. I put down my $35 to join the club which also gets me a t-shirt and free meals. After a week I got another email saying that there is a trip that you could be apart of on Jan 2-7 in Breckinridge, Colorado. I skied there last year for 2 days with my friend and his dad. It was one of the most fun times I have ever had. So when I got this email I was excited. Another detail that was very attractive was that it only costs $450 for one whole week, and we get to ski on 5 of them. I put $100 down payment on the trip and I am going to go and ride the bus down and get to meet a whole bunch of new people i don't already know.
I am pretty excited for winter break now and can't wait. Now the only thing I really need to do yet is try and get some money from my parents! Since I am a freshman I plan on being apart of the ski club for the next four years and maybe even taking a presidential role in the club.

A time when I was at my best!

One time that stands out for me that clearly shows I was at the best of my ability came during a football game against Westwood Sloan last fall. I have played in many football games but this one is by far the most important one to me. All the hard work and dedication that I had put in had finally paid its dividends. This was a career game for me that I will remember to tell the rest of my life.
I love the game of football just about as much as every other sport. If you couldn't tell or didn't know by now I am a sports finatic. When I am playing sports I never play to lose and I am very competitive which means I am always out there trying the hardest I possibly can. All the hard work and dedication that I put into the sport during the off-season such as lifting and doing agilities paid off my junior year when I made the Varsity starting lineup for our football team. I play reciever on offense and outside linebacker on defense. I gave you this information because this is information you need to know when I explain when I was at my best.
I played on the varsity team for two years and I scored a touchdown about every other game which is the best feeling. Listening to the crowd scream after you cross the goaline, but the game against Westwood Sloan sticks out most was because it was the best game of my career. I caught 3 passes for 108 yards(my career high) and 2 touchdowns. That was just offense, because while I was playing outside linebacker on defense I intercepted the ball and ran it back for another touchdown. Believe it or not this was all in the first half of our game against Westwood Sloan because our team was up 41-0 at half so the backups played the whole second half.
This game was a career night for me and by far the best night of my sporting career. It was not only my best because I scored a lot but because when I was out on the field I felt a feeling like never before. A feeling that no matter what I couldn't be stopped. This feeling was amazing and I hope to reach that feeling again in something other than sports.