Day 1 of our trip to Denver - Gavin Gottschalk

 

Today has just been a lot of driving, I can’t express how happy I was to get settled in at the church we are in, somewhere near the bottom of Idaho. It was a long time and little leg room, but we made it at about 5:30 in the afternoon. I am excited to see what will happen tomorrow, because nothing much has happened today, with the exception of driving, of course. I hope I will be able to put myself out there and meet new people, but that is easier said than done. However, that is my goal, I am not the most social person, but I thrive to be, so this is my opportunity to make that a reality, hopefully. I am also excited to see the impact I will make on others, even though I have no clue what to expect. I don’t like the unknown, but this is not exactly, “unknown”. I know the schedule, I know what will happen (for the most part), but I don’t know who I will meet. That is the party that will push me the most, and I am excited for it, but everything you are excited for has a downside, and for me it is my lack of social skills. But I am excited to put myself to the test. My hopes for this trip is to influence the people I meet, and to also be influenced, and take things I have done in Denver back to Washington. The car ride today was long of course, but it was actually really well, I only used my phone for one hour over about an eight-hour drive. I really was not focused on it given how much distractions were thrown at me through the drive. I am excited to write more further on as I go and gain more experience meeting new people, and I hope to have meant my goal of meeting to people and being able to share my impactfully learning through the trip.

 

                                                                                                                            ~Gavin Gottschalk