I Crashed And It Burned

I just got back from Washburn University in Topeka where Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, gave a speech about his life and the start of the Central Asia Institute. The CAI was started by Mortenson almost 15 years ago and is an organization that builds and funds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He also started the fundraising organization, Pennies for Peace, which I am involved with here at K-state. As a member of the Honors Program, I was required to read Three Cups of Tea over the summer and I found Greg Mortenson's story amazing and inspiring. When the director of the Honors Program, Dr. Kiefer, announced that Mortenson would be speaking at Washburn, I was very eager to go. I went with nine other Honors Program students and Dr. Kiefer. It was a great night. Afterward, Dr. Kiefer took us to Steak-n-Shake and bought us ice cream. We got back kind of late, though, and I haven't even started studying for my macroeconomics exam tomorrow, but I'm sure I'll do great.

Now, time for a fun, embarrassing story:

As I was walking into Washburn, I started up the concrete stairs in my nice, fuzzy clogs. All of a sudden, I tripped. At first I thought it was just a stumble and that I wouldn't actually fall...I was wrong. One of my shoes came off and I completely ATE IT. I didn't just fall down. I had to physically prevent myself from doing a somersault. That's right. If my hands hadn't magically stopped me, my face would have literally been in the ground. It was fun. When I got up, a random fat guy was laughing at me and made a comment about how I should have worn different shoes. Thanks for the advice.