Monthly Archives: January 2013

I believe in infinitum. I remember when I was young learning about the Greek philosopher Zeno and his paradoxes, and one which suggested that nothing can be a whole because it would take infinite fractions for one to become a whole. On top of that, … Continue reading →

  Samantha Maggio: Blog 1–This I believe   I believe in not taking anything for granted. You never know when something or someone so dear to you could be taken away at any moment. I remember as a child, my … Continue reading →

I believe in the power of friendship. It was late August 2003 and I was about to walk into my new school for the first time. Classes had not started yet but I was on my way to volleyball practice. … Continue reading →

I believe in helping others. I was raised in a small town in southern West Virginia. We stop when someone is broken down on the side of the road, we rally behind a family who has been displaced by a … Continue reading →

I believe in running. Growing up, I was the furthest thing from an athletic child. I took tennis lessons for a month, I quit the field hockey team after three weeks, and I never made the soccer team. I learned … Continue reading →

I believe in the power of baking. When Katherine, Bryan, and Emily, my nieces and nephew, run into my house, the first thing they always ask is “can we bake?” Staring back into those innocent young eyes, how can I … Continue reading →

I believe in following your dreams. Growing up I was also told chase your dream no matter what road they may take you on. They were always telling my brother and I to follow our dreams and never settle for … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago I started to feel completely out of place. I’m not sure if it was because of school or work but I would find myself getting cranky at the end of the day. I would feel … Continue reading →

I believe that where there’s a will, there’s a way. Growing up as an only-child, and my mother being a single parent times were tough. Not tough financially because my mom worked like a dog. At one point she held down three … Continue reading →

The crack of the bat. The pop of the mitt. The roar of the crowd. The boys of summer. There is just something about the sport of baseball that separates it from all the others. It doesn’t include the bone-crushing … Continue reading →

I believe that I will win. A variation of that preceding sentence, which replaces the second “I” with a “we”, is chanted by the Diablos, a New Jersey Devils supporters section at their home games in Newark, NJ. The cheer … Continue reading →

Ever since I was a little girl, I was always active. I started dancing when I was a toddler, became a cheerleader in third grade, and played soccer since I could tie my shoes. In high school, my main sports … Continue reading →