Technical Difficulties

The digital realm has surrounded me for as long as I can remember. I still remember the first time I used the Internet at my father’s office when I was nine years old. I remember the first time we had a computer in the house and how I would play all sorts of games on it. I remember when the Internet took over the world and how suddenly, AOL Instant Messenger became my best friend. As time went on the new “toys” that I received began to become more progressed: laptop, cell phone, GPS, cell phones with keyboards, wireless internet, the iPhone, etc. Being engrossed in the digital realm always kept me keen of what was coming out next and which product would help me the most in my life. Throughout all of these experiences, the one that had the greatest impact on my digital life happened when I applied to be a technical commissioner my sophomore year for the student body. I applied for this position because I had heard it was the easiest way to make it on the student body but through my responsibilities I would learn to rely on technology to help me accomplish my goals in ways that I had not had to beforehand.

My responsibilities as a technical commissioner were many. At first, I was simply doing all the grunt work: moving speakers, carrying cords, fetching various items, etc. As I learned more about how to do my job my responsibilities became much greater. I now was running the pep rallies and all sound for any major event. The success of the event relied on me and making sure that everything digital involved in the event was working properly.

These experiences as a technical commissioner taught me to respect that digital realm and the possibilities that it provided others and me. The stress involved with having a huge event rely on my technical skills and the technology being used helped me in other aspects of my life as well.