Michael Miller

Reflections 323: Harrison

February 25, 2012

Reflection #5

            When I was a kid, me and my brother, Scott, would always “play stories” because we saw something in a TV show or movie that we really liked and would act it out in our own versions. One story, in particular was about guy coming back to a baseball field he used to play at with his childhood friends, similar to The Sandlot, and he would go on an adventure with them to solve one mystery that had been haunting them for years. Scott and I came up with many stories back then, some that were great, and some that were just plain strange. But that one was played very often because we loved having stories like that to tell especially if a superhero was involved in which we created ones from superheroes we idealized way back when.

            In my adult life, I’ve come up with many problems that were either easy to solve, or hard because of complications or my own hesitations. I remember when I first got to Scotland last semester for a study abroad; I was very nervous to be there because I had never been away from everyone for that long. But I decided to make the most of it by exploring the city, and country, as much as I could to 1. Keep my mind busy and 2. Find out more about the culture that I would be in for 3 months. It wasn’t easy for the first few weeks, but as school started and went on, it became easier to engage in everything and enjoy myself.

            While watching “Captain America: The First Avenger,” I was fascinated by how Steve Rogers was able to rescue captured soldiers from the clutches of the Red Skull and escape with minimal damage and entering without being seen. This showed me how much he had work on his feet to avoid being noticed and helping out people he thought needed protection. This made him a great hero in my book.