Life time experience: Talking to the world


Hello everyone from San Diego, California at the San Dieog Convention Center attending the 26th ESRI User's Conference.  Each year 20 4-H members gets to attend from all over the country and serve on the National 4-H GPS/GIS technology team.  This is the beginning of my 3rd year on this team.  And Thanks to 4-H, and my hard work these past 12 years, i spoke to the world.
A few months ago i was asked to speak for 4-H at the conference, what i didn't realize is that i would speak to the world.  Yesterday at 2:00 2 youth from New York, 3 youth from texas, and myself spoke to 15,000 (not a typo) from 98 different countries around the world.  We have worked hours, hours, hours and hours from the World headquaters at ESRI to my house to here in San diego.  I have many photos and video clips of this life time experience and will be creating an video so you all can experience what i have been though.  I just want to thank Tom Tate from USDA in Washington D.C. for giving me this great opprotunity.  As of this Sunday night, i will no longer be an 4-H Youth Member, after State Leadership, and this shows you where hard work can take you far.  And now after 12 years, im ready to move on and become an 4-H leader to help many other youth from all over the countries suceed as i have.

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