The news of the Aurora shooting stopped my day completely. I searched YouTube for videos posted by those outside the theater; I listened to first-hand accounts. I wanted information, incessantly. But as time passed and the media focus evolved – I realized it’s easy for us to move forward and to categorize this as the … Read more
5 Ways We Can Learn from Aurora
July 30th, 2012 | Posted by in Lessons Learned | Survivor - (1 Comments)
A picture is a worth a thousands words, and a personal message can be incredibly inspiring in showing people that you’re thinking of them. If you’re looking for a way to reach out to the families of Aurora, please consider sending an #AuroraLove message! You may a favorite quote of hope or advice that you … Read more
From Virginia Tech to Aurora: How One Survivor Responds
July 24th, 2012 | Posted by in School Violence | Survivor - (3 Comments)It’s a disturbing thing to think that tragedies follow you. I left Blacksburg upon my graduation where I was a victim of the April 16th shootings. I was stuck in an FBI barricade in Washington D.C when a gunman entered the Holocaust museum. And now I live in Denver, Colorado – a mere 13 … Read more
What does a survivor from Virginia Tech and Columbine have in common?
July 15th, 2012 | Posted by in Survivor - (0 Comments)
I’ve been telling a lot more people about Koshka Foundation lately – more importantly, that I started it after surviving the Virginia Tech shooting. Someone recently asked me, “Is that what you want to be associated with?” Well, frankly, no, I don’t want to be forever hash tagged with “massacre, tragedy, school violence”. But there’s … Read more
April 16th, 2007 started like most for me. I didn’t get up until about 9 am, as I had my first class at around 11 am. After I had gotten ready, I was eating breakfast when my roommate, Justin Born, texted me telling me that students were evacuating campus; some idiot that made a bomb … Read more