I'm Back and Running

Technology is a great thing when it is used in the last two years. I got hot home from my mission, and I went to open My Email jedharr@msn.com and it woulf not let me in. the Porgram said that if lest unused for 18 months than I would get locked out. so in the mean time I opened another account and kinda of forgot about this blog. I got home from College a few weeks ago and I start to do some cleaning and I found the passwords for this Blog. so I'm back!!! A Lot has happened since I have gotten back. I have been at college for the last year. I am currently 5 classes away from getting my bachelors degree in Business, and so I am in the Process of transferring to Utah to be able to finish my last few classes while working and getting some more experience in the workforce. The last school year 2012-2013 has been great. I had the chance to Play Basketball at SVU where my team won 3ed place. not the funnest ending, losing, but it was still fun. I enjoyed going back to the east coast and learning back there. I met some really great friends. Now back here in Utah I have applied to UVU and U of U, and I'm waiting to hear back from them. While Applying to U of U I was asked to write a short introduction about myself using a writing prompt. I've posted it below. Written 5/9/2013 Writing Prompt: “Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." What goals do you currently have for yourself and how will the Honors College help you "make a difference, live and live well" in the community around you?” The year I turned 14 was a year that I proved to myself that I can do hard things. While fourteen Years old I earned my eagle, the project required me to raise $14,000 dollars by selling private advertising in order to supply several local state parks with 6 dispensers and 10,000 garbage bags to keep the parks clean. Selling these spots was difficult, many mocked that I was selling advertising space “on trash bags!” It was however a valuable service and companies who took the opportunity were the last to advertise within the state park because legislation was set forth quickly after that eliminated this opportunity within state park boundaries. This service was not offered at the time and immediately improved the park cleanliness, and continues to improve the park and experiences of all who visit them today. By encouraging visitors to clean up after themselves, the park has saved thousands of man hours spent cleaning up every year, and every visitor is given an opportunity to experience those state parks in a clean, beautiful environment. At 14 I also started my college experience at Dixie State College. Which lead to receiving my associate’s degree when I was 18. I lived my 14th year of life well! Since that year, I completed the Associate of Science degree at Dixie State College. I was given an opportunity to attend Southern Virginia University, SVU and play college basketball, a dream come true. SVU was 2170 miles from home. It was not an easy experience, but a preparation for broader adventures. Without a car for several months, in a town with no public transportation, I resorted to my bicycle. I lived off campus, without a food plan, and rode my bike the 10 miles out of town to the nearest grocery store, carrying the groceries home in my backpack after basketball practice. My SVU men’s basketball team; at the USCAA National tournament we won 2nd place in 2010 and 3rd place in 2013. Education has always been important to me, but education is found in many ways, not just books. I have worked hard to place myself in the position that I am in, and while my basketball Coach at SVU is asking me to stay, I feel that I need to grow more and meet new people so that I can live life to its fullest and place myself in a position that will benefit myself, my family, and others. I have served a LDS mission in Taiwan where I learned to speak Mandarin Chinese. I have also taken 54 credits at Southern Virginia University (SVU). I only have 15 credits left to graduate with my bachelor’s degree in business. Among the several goals and dreams that I have is to own my own company, I enjoy building things and seeing them succeed. I hope to be able to return to Taiwan, and visit China for work as an international businessman working with international trade contracts. The theme of SVU is to create Leader Servants; a theme that I have had my entire life, and is one that I plan on continuing to develop over the years. While I was in Taiwan I met several people who told me that knowing people was important, but the real important thing was that others knew you. I know that the right thing is often the hard thing, thus I am trying to transfer to Utah. I am Jedediah Craig Harr, and I have chosen to live life to its fullest. Well thats it for today, But there will be more coming.