Hi everyone, I'm Jonathan.
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| My mom and I! |
I'm 21 years old, and I'm from Chillicothe (the first capital of Ohio). Some of my hobbies include sleeping, eating, running, and beer. Lots of beer. I try to stay pretty active throughout campus so I'm involved in a few student organizations as well as Greek life. I sometimes struggle to keep it all straight but I've managed to keep it all together so far. I love everything I'm involved in and I refuse to accept that I only have three semesters of undergrad left. I'm studying Public Health and I would like to go on to get my masters of Healthcare Administration. My favorite color is green, my favorite food is pizza, and I love movies and all sports (except soccer... sorry). I have a twin brother as well as three other older half siblings and a couple of nieces and nephews.
As for my favorite Leadership experience, far and away, it's the LeaderShape Institute. The Institute was something I decided to apply for last minute and miraculously got chosen to attend with 58 other Ohio State students. At the end of the summer, we were all bussed to the middle-of-nowhere Camp Joy and were planted there for an entire week with hardly any connection to the outside world. We were all relatively strangers to one another, so we had to get to know one another pretty quickly in order for the week to go well. At LeaderShape you were tasked to find your passion, find your voice, and to better understand what kind of leader you are. Through lots of activities, personality tests, and times of introspection, the week left me me with crazy passion to come back to campus and leave my mark. Sounds sort of cheesy, but anyone else that went would likely tell you the same thing. I learned the power of being vulnerable and always viewing it as a strength, never a weakness, and I came back to school with a group of friends with relationships stronger than I thought would be possible after just a single week. To top it all off, Luffy (Lauren), was there and I'm sure can speak to it as well. If you have any questions about it, ask me! I love to talk about it, and I encourage anyone looking for this kind of experience to please please apply! The application should be opening any day now, so be on the lookout for it at leadershape.org!
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| My LeaderShape family. Peep Lauren Luffy in the front! :) |
