In the past few months as well as the past year, my career in the professional world has grown an exceptional amount. As a person, I now have my purpose. A purpose that only I would have discovered if I had ventured out here to Columbus for an internship with the Columbus Crew(now, Columbus Crew SC). That purpose involved enlightening others on my own personal interests and teaching them different aspects combined with my passion of soccer. Mix all of that in a (small) melting pot, and you get a soccer coach. A Columbus Crew Juniors Coach and Upper Arlington High School Men's Varsity Assistant Coach is what I am at this moment.
I have always loved enlightening people whether it be showing my friends new music, teaching them about wine, or coaching soccer. When people learn new practices or subjects, their lives change after learning that particular skill or extra knowledge. Their minds are open to new information they never would have learned until I showed them. When I realized that about myself, coaching soccer was my calling and I could not let that urge go.
My life is filled with soccer at the moment and I could not be more happy. My own birthday was filled with nothing but the beautiful game. Waking up at 5:00am to work a soccer tournament to driving an hour to coach a game to driving back to see our own Columbus Crew SC play with my friends. My birthday was literally packed full of soccer and I could have have asked for a better day. The weekend was topped off with a dinner at Schmidt's Sausage Haus, which was fantastisch (that is German for "fantastic", for those of you who are culturally challenged).
This past year has been uplifting and this city has been amazing to me thanks to great colleagues and friends. My supervisor, Jeremy, selected me out of 100 applicants to travel out to Columbus for an unpaid internship and I can not thank him enough for having faith in me. My supervisor on the soccer field, Nick, gave me an opportunity at coaching six and seven year-old boys, and also referred me to the Assistant Coaching position at Upper Arlington High School of which I am so grateful. I want to thank my roommates for trusting me enough in a thirty minute interview to agree to live with me for several months. I could not have asked for a better group of people to be involved with at this stage of my life, and I want to succeed for them. I never thought I would find my calling in Ohio, of all places. But I can not think of a better place for me right now than at the Columbus Crew SC here in Columbus, Ohio.
Whichever family I will be intruding on this Thanksgiving, I may have to trim down my list of things to be thankful for as the stuffing may get cold after I am finished (and let's be honest, none of us want that).
Do not think I have forgotten about my family and friends all around the country, and all around the world. I will see you again!
(For you Coloradoans, I will be back in the mountain state from December 16th-30th)
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