Australia is an amazing place for sure, Ethan... and it is hard times right now there. Thanks to Twitter, I am connected with colleagues in Australia daily, and the news of the fires is almost inconceivable. I'm guessing that there might be a lot of climate-change storytelling in the classes this semester; one of my favorite Indian authors, Amitav Ghosh, has been exploring that connection between the old myths and our current climate, like in this incredible new novel: Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh. Powerful stuff.
Howdy y’all, my name is Ethan Rafferty, a 3 rd year student at the University of Oklahoma. I’ve been a sooner fan since I was born, because my Dad attended the university, so I was raised around the culture. One could say that I was brainwashed to go here, but I truly do love the school, from the academics, to the campus, to the sports. I am 21 years old, and I am from Flower Mound, Texas, a suburb just north of Dallas. There, I was raised by my mother and father with my two sisters. I am the middle child, and also the only boy, so it was quite the experience growing up with my siblings. My major is Health Exercise Science. I did not initially come to OU with that as my plan, but after my first semester, I realized that natural sciences and exercise physiology interested me way more than any business degree. I believe the best part about my major is that it can allow me to help others once I graduate, including rehabbing those who suffered an injury or improving someon
Two young boys were out playing basketball in their front yard on a bright and sunny day. One of the boys, Alex, shot the ball up, but it got stuck between the rim and the backboard. Oh no! They were too short to reach it, and had no way of getting it down. Suddenly, a tall man wearing a #24 Laker’s jersey appeared, and saw the boys’ problem. He walked up to the basketball hoop, and used his long arms to grab the ball from the rim. He handed the ball back to Alex and Jack, smiling to them. The boys ran inside and told their dad of the giant basketball player outside. When their dad came out, he immediately recognized the man as Kobe Bryant. Kobe explained to the three that he wished to train the boys so that they may help him win a bet against one of his old friends, Shaq. Shaq had challenged Kobe, saying that he could find and train two kids to beat Kobe in a 3-on-3 basketball game. Kobe accepted the challenge, and was now looking for two kids to train and become his
Australia is an amazing place for sure, Ethan... and it is hard times right now there. Thanks to Twitter, I am connected with colleagues in Australia daily, and the news of the fires is almost inconceivable. I'm guessing that there might be a lot of climate-change storytelling in the classes this semester; one of my favorite Indian authors, Amitav Ghosh, has been exploring that connection between the old myths and our current climate, like in this incredible new novel: Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh. Powerful stuff.
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