This whole experience has been mad, really really mad and it’s taught me three things;
1) Never underestimate the power of Social Media
2) Never underestimate yourself and your own abilities
3) Never underestimate the likelihood of your gadgets failing you when you need them most.
For those of you that have no idea what I’m talking about, (where have you been the last few months? I’ve been relentlessly campaigning!) basically it’s a three month internship that involves an all expenses paid trip around the globe whilst you document your travels through various mediums.
The people at STA travel choose two lucky creatures to trot around South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and Miami taking photographs, making videos and blogging about their experiences. I think you can agree, it’s an amazing opportunity for anyone but especially so for someone as passionate about the internet/social media as I am. Travelling I love very much, but the internet is now, and always has been my first love.
The thing that most surprised me was the response from my friends and followers on various little networks who were all willing to help me on my journey by making videos, writing blogs, tweeting, sending out emails to friends and family etc.
Basically nearly everyone I’ve come into contact with online has fully supported this whole endeavor and I’m beyond grateful to you all. Without such encouragement I’m almost certain I’d have second guessed myself and probably crumbled underneath the enormity of everything, so thank you.
There is still time to vote as I’m currently in the final 10 so if you get a minute then I’d be ever so pleased if you’d stop by here and click that little green button.
My final application video is somewhat disappointing even if I do say so myself but I’ll tell you one thing, I do know how to talk to a camera and make you feel like you’re my best friend. That’s a skill that not a lot of people have and that’s the only card I’ve got left to play in this whole charade.
For now, I leave this in your capable hands.
Peace easy.
Maddox
<3
Video: Virgin
Waiting on hold to speak to someone from Virgin Broadband. Not my idea of a good morning, however, Hanson’s mmm bop certainly sweetened the pill.
Video: Global hug.
Featuring music (used with permission) by youtuber owlphanumeric and lots of lovely people from all over the globe.
Florida/New York/LA/Mexico/Australia/UK/Thailand/Canada to name a few.
Video: The very best of Maddox Hardcore
A montage of the videos from my first year on youtube.
(I joined February 28, 2007 so soon it’ll be my 3 year anniversary!)
Video: My life in pictures.
A collection of all of the pictures I’d taken of myself using my webcam over a period of about 9 months.
