Another Year Of Excitement

One thing I have always loved about Morse JROTC is that they're always one step ahead of others.  They will always go out of their way to help out their community, and be involved. 

Ace Parking at Qualcomm Stadium is in charge of traffic within the parking lots. they ensure that every car/truck/RV that enters the stadium gets secure parking, and makes sure all cars are in their designated parking spot. This will be my second year working for Qualcomm, but this time, as a Morse Alumni.

I am this year's driver for the cadets, so we all gather at about 6:00AM, and get to Qualcomm at about 7AM, and we all wear the yellow Ace Parking shirts, which is actually new this year. After we put on our shirts, we are then assigned to our designated areas. Morse usually gets assigned the 'busiest' area, which is the entrance to the A/B for cars and RV's. This gets pretty tough because many drivers get cranky to find parking spots, and I usually get bribes from drivers "I'll give you $100 if you let me park here." But of course, I can't do that because that would go against my morals.

On most Ace Parking days we are all on our feet for about 8-10 hours almost every other week. Isn't that crazy? That's how dedicated we are to Ace Parking. Even our advisors Ed, Larry, etc say they love Morse the best because we are committed, motivated, hard workers, and we make sure that the driver's are happy.

On September 16, was the last Charger game against the Titans, and I had the honor to be assigned to the reserved parking, and I stood by myself for about 10 hours in the hot sun (I even got sunburnt because I forgot sunscreen), making sure that certain cars got to their spots. There were Charger fans that were nice enough to offer me a soda can, or even food so that I had enough energy. During my ten minute break times, I would take a visit the taco truck that gave away free tacos, and they are always delicious. That was basically our lunch; no we didn't have to buy our own food because we were able to get free tacos.

I am glad to say that I am a part of a Service Learning outside of Price, school, and other stuff, even if I don't get hours for working. I volunteer alongside Morse because it is fun to see what Charger fans do, how drunk they can get, and work hard in the hot sun for ten hours to help out my community. It's a really great feeling of achievement because I feel like I am benefiting myself as a person, and learning how to be patient with others. Working for Morse at Ace Parking is really great. I surely think it's better being out in the sun rather than working inside Qualcomm. I get to see the fans directly and see how they interact, other than working traffic. It's quite fun to feel a part of a group where ALL the advisers smile everytime we arrive at Qualcomm because they know we will do hard work and have fun at the same time. I loved every minute of working for Qualcomm last school year..

It's a really great experience, and I'm excited to work for the rest of the Charger games (: