me

//“With each passing day, another page is added to my history, my life.”//
 * Who is Ian Griffin? **

I was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and soon found my home in Norfolk, Virginia. Raised to respect my elders and to always be a gentleman, I realized at an early age that I was ahead of my time. In my early years in education, I excelled in math and science. By middle school, I was selected to work with my teachers to study oceanic life and attend Junior University to continue my education throughout my summers. After moving to Chesapeake, Virginia, I started working more with computers and was placed in many computer science courses to train in HTML and the computer language, C++. With my skills from school and self-study, I created my first webpage in 9th Grade.
 * The beginning:**

Upon arriving to college, I had to decide on what my career path would be. It only took me an hour to decide the advertising was the road I wanted to take. The world of media was an eye opener to not only advancing my skills in design, but it also showed me a great deal about our society and the many cultures around the world. I was able to think critically about current issues involving media and also study the greatest topic of all; people. My professors soon realized that I was someone special. I talked with many during their office hours to go beyond what went on in class and often assisted them by tutoring many of my colleagues in various subjects. I found my favorite part about advertising was the research that went into it. I was able to learn more about selected issues, companies, and techniques and become an essential member to any group I was put in. Alas, the four years at Radford had flew pass and I was already graduating. Finding a part-time job at FedEx, I yearned for the opportunity to get back in school and further my education. On November of 2007, I received word that I was excepted into graduate school at Radford University. This time; however, I decided to go into education so that I may one day become a teacher and lead young adults into world as my professors had done for me. I am currently enrolled in educational technology with a background in media and society. My future, will come to me one day at a time.
 * The aftermath;** //college and beyond//**:**

This video helped me understand a few more concepts about life: Wall Street Journal's story on Randy Pausch's //Last Lecture// media type="youtube" key="ZQtwEKlUutA&hl=en" height="355" width="425" Credits to Dr. Dunleavy, Professor of Educational Technology at Radford University, on showing my class his story.

His full lecture can be found [|here].