The 1st Tasty Tuesday

Happy Tuesday all! I am starting a new "Tasty Tuesday" weekly post where I mention my favorite eats from my travels!

My first tasty Tuesday goes out to THE VARSITY in Athens and Atlanta, Georgia! This is a huge favorite down south and is incredibly popular throughout the country! I finally got to have a taste this past weekend on my first ever trip to Georgia for the Appalachian vs UGA football game! Even though it left me with a little heart burn it was definitely worth a trip!

Leadership Lessons from Frederick Olmsted, the designer of Central Park

Frederick Olmsted, father of landscape architecture and designer of Central Park, said, “I have all my life been considering distant effects and always sacrificing immediate success and applause to that of the future.” Olmsted knew that he would not live to see the finish product of central park because it would take decades to for the plant life to reach maturity and for the city in which it was built to develop.

For those like me that consider themselves more of a leader than a follower; strive to be a transformational leader. This meaning that you are a leader with a passion to achieve great things, encourage individuals to grow and succeed and prove yourself as a person with integrity. In short, a transformational leader is just as it appears, one that is dedicated to watching individuals transform. However, like Olmstead, we may not be able to see immediate success in our relationships with others nor can we change the world in one day. But, we can be satisfied in knowing that we have planted a seed and laid a foundation for others.

My two summers as a camp counselor comes to mind when I think about this. I spent 7 weeks living with middle school girls and I soon realized that in that time it would be impossible to teach them to love the outdoors as much as I did. So, I came to the realization that the best I can do is to share with them my passions, set a good example and hope that one day they find themselves on a vacation and book the zip line excursion and remember my face as I sent them off their first zip line.

Whether you realize it or not you are a leader in some way. You may be the president of the United States, the president of your club, a leader in your community or a spiritual leader but, whatever it may be I encourage you all (and ask that you encourage me) to pursue your leadership and transform the ones around you.

 

 

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The Mission

One of the many things that my tuition dollars has provided for me is that an agency or organization is never complete without a mission statement. A mission statement is a realistic and desirable view of where the organization will be in the future.

This blog may not be a large organization, agency or company but, this blog important to me and it is my hope that as it grows and evolves so will its impact on its readers. So, as seen above, I have created a mission statement  that will serve as a “true north” for this blog and its content. I am asking you, my readers, to please hold me accountable, leave comments and encourage me as I attempt to make this possible.

Wishing you all the best of weekends and hope that you will be considering your own personal missions.

Peace Out,

HayUp

What happens when the key chain falls off?

In a meeting, just the other day, I found myself not paying attention and playing with my car keys.  I soon discovered that one of my favorite, and only, key chains is falling off. I got this key chain right after I graduated highschool on a celebretory  graduation trip to the Bahamas with best friends. I can still remember the marketplace, the native bahmeian sales woman, and the heat of the tropical sun from the day I bought it.  Everytime I see this on my keychian it serves as a reminder of the clear blue water,  the breathtaking sunsets and sleeping under the stars with my best friends.

Most  travelers, myself included, choose to buy souveinirs on their tavels. The demand travlers have for a tangeble item to represent an intangeble experience has given way to a market for souveinirs. In popular tourist destinations such as cruise ports and local area attractions many people make a living by selling their artwork, t-shirts, keychains, food and other merchandise to tourist. Some of my favorite childhood memories are watching the basket weavers make baskets at the marketplace in Historical Downtown Charelston.

On the private island of Labadee, owned by Royal Caribean International, there are over 200 vendors that have arranged a deal with Royal Caribean International to sell their authenitic merchandise to thousands of cruisers that arrive on the island each day. However,  I can save the economic impacts of tourism for another post. I want to answer my orignal question, what really does happen when  the keychain falls off of the key ring, the magnet falls off the refridgeorater or when your shot glass breaks into pieces?

Yes, there are more ways to remember your trip such as photo albums or memories but, it is, in my opinion, that this inevitable moment, when your souveinirs are now gone, is a sign that its time for a new trip and a new adventure.  Instead of trying to glue your shot glass back together set your sights and your excitement on a new destination.

This doesn’t mean max out your credit cards today by booking a luxury suite in Paris, it simply just means, start saving, start planning. Or, if your heart is as adventours as mine, you can pass the time while you save up for that plane ticket by being a tourist in your own town or state. Living at both the Mountains and the Coast of North Carolina I can find my own adventure and vactaion in my own back yard and I am sure you could do the same.

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Same name. Same HayUp. Same Dreams. New Site. New Look. New Ideas.

I know what you are thinking. Hasn't Hayley started a blog before? Yes! I have and I loved it but, i went to camp, lost internet connection and never picked it up again when the summer ended. So, after 2 summers at camp in Maine, many football games, Boone adventures, my sisters wedding, 3 semesters in college, declaring recreation as my major, class credit for going on a cruise and hopefully a lot of maturing here i am again, a Jr. in College, expressing my passions, my thoughts, my ideas and hopefully some inspiration to all. Stick with me and follow my journey as i try to turn my pinterest board into my reality and create a name for myself among the recreation, travel and tourism industry. 

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