Day 5

Goedemorgen Hackley!

The start of the Conference is today and I couldn’t be more excited! All the new friends I made ranging from my own house, barazza group, and others was absolutely amazing. Taking the time to learn everything about them and more was truly fascinating. As for the many friends I made today the Conference was presented with speeches from Sir Jackie Stewart and Mark Grist. For those of you who don’t know, Sir Jackie Stewart was a very famous race car driver from Scotland, who in fact had 27 wins and 3 championship titles. The story he shared of how he was dyslexic and was not very successful in school, but was able to find a new passion in order to be successful, was truly inspiring. Mark Grist, who is a poet and is traveling around the world entering Rap Battles, came to share how his whole career started and what obstacles he faced along the way. Thank you to young Jordon, Mr. Grist was able to find what he truly enjoyed and didn’t expect it to be what it was: Rap Battling. Thanks to these two gentlemen, everyone in the Conference was able to gain a better understanding of their lives and other ways to better their lives.