On the World Race you don’t really have the luxury of owning books. Since I prefer the physical copies as oppose to the digital, I didn’t invest in a Kindle before launch. A decision I very much use to regret. In the past World Racers would trade books amongst each other, so chances are you always have something new to read. Unfortunately, I’m on the race in the midst of the Hunger Games craze, so my taste of print differs from the majority who hopped on board the hype train. I’ve been blessed whenever my contacts have a bookshelf full of goodies for me to delve into. Before the Race my favorite medium were fiction novels, Green Lantern comics books, and Wikipedia. Since launch, I’ve introduced myself to essays; magazine articles. The diversity in topics, authors, writing style and the satisfaction of stumbling upon literary treasure is the thing that has me scouring the interweb for more. As a way for you (my faithful, loyal reader) to know me better, I’ve hand picked some recent articles that stand out to me as literary excellence (or things that I just find interesting):
“Read everyday. There are only two ways to expand your mind than learn, it’s by the people you meet, and the content you read. The person who knows how to read and doesn’t, is no better off than the person who doesn’t know how to read at all. Education doesn’t stop when you finish college, it’s a life long process, you must feed your head continuously, you’re an athlete in training and you need to keep your mind sharp to compete. Knowledge is the only thing which doesn’t cost anything to consume, and no matter how much you consume, you still won’t get fat.”
-Andy Heyward at my college commencement.
