Lately I've been thinking about the color green. Green happens to be my favorite color because of trees and nature and such. I also happen to have a pretty awesome car known as Green Machine. But neither of these are the reason that green has been on my mind. I've been pondering green because it's the color of jealousy. Let me explain . . .
I am now in my fourth year working at ALA. I am yet to receive any major media attention highlighting how awesome I am. The best I've gotten is a cameo in a student's campaign video to be student govt treasurer. Hannah, on the other hand, has been here four months, and she is already creating her own little media empire.
About a month ago, you go to the CNN African Voices page, and bang! there is Hannah's face staring at you! CNN was doing a video on ALA asking "How do you build a network of leaders?" and, as the perfect still-frame to represent the answer to that question, they chose to show Hannah in deep discussion with a student :) Check out the video below:
(Note: go to about 6 minutes to see Hannah's star performance :)
But it doesn't stop there! A couple weeks later, Hannah gets VIP front row tickets to see Janet Jackson, and then gets to go do a little meet-and-greet with Janet after the show. Apparently Hannah and Janet are BFFs now, and a photo will be up on Janet's website soon.
So I've been asking myself, what is it about Hannah that makes her instant media sensation? Is it her charisma and charm? Her stunning good looks? I don't know exactly what it was that caught the eye of CNN and Janet Jackson, but I know that my eye was caught as we crossed paths for just three days in a Ugandan refugee camp, and I soon found myself writing this girl and inviting her down to South Africa. So I guess I can't blame them :)
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