Motovaded Magazine Issue 11

MOTOVADED Magazine10 HealthyFitness TipsDependent on TatsKelly Slater The Art ofInterview MotoMy Inner Voice Crisis MotovadedMagazine.com 1

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SNEAK MOTOVADEDCOLUMNSPEAK CONTENTS ADVENTURE Kelly Slater Kelsey Martineau TURN DOWN FOR WHAT Steve Anderson BERMING DESIRE Kayla KahnTake A Look Into CLICK SUBSCRIBE magazineThe Life of An EMT RECEIVE The Art of Moto MOTOVADED My Inner Voice MAGAZINE Crisis DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX Dependent on Tats (FOR FREE) All Material encolsed in Motovaded Magazine is subject to copyright and cannot be copied or distributed without written CLICK permission from the owners of Motovaded Magazine. HERE

Dependent on TatsSubmitted By: Jack Highlander It was about noon on a hot sunny day when my life flashed before my eyes. I was racing my Lamborghini down(Raw Reality Story) some neighborhood streets with my 17 year old friend Lanie. We were wasted but at that point in my life we thought it was My name is Jack Highlander. Life, for me, has been just fun and games. You know...another way to make the sum-really rough. My parents are self made millionaires so as a kid mer memorable. I would get pretty much anything I wanted. But let me tell An suv backed out of a driveway in front of us caus-you...money does not buy happiness. When I say my life has ing a catastrophe that cannot be described with words. I neverbeen rough I am not talking about the normal things everyone even saw it coming. The cops estimated I had to of been goingprobably goes through like not being able to pay my phone bill, about 95 miles per hour. They said that I was lucky to even benever finding love or drunken nights we can’t remember. I am alive. The impact knocked me unconscious and left the driverreferring to something very few people have experienced- if of the suv in severe but not life threatening condition. We wereany. both rushed into the hospital and upon entering the doors of I spent 25 years of my life behind bars. At the age of 18 the Emergency Room I looked down to realize that my bodyI thought I was the coolest kid in Atlanta, Georgia. With my was mangled. I immediately asked about Lanie and they hadfake ID in hand I’d hit up every liquor store I could supplying calmly told me that she died upon impact. I burst into tears andto any girls that were down to party with me whether it was couldn’t control myself from hating everything about what myduring the week or on weekends. Every day that I woke up alive life entailed- including me, the creator of it all.meant another chance to mess around and take advantage of Fortunately I was not paralyzed but in a sense I was asthe rich life my parents provided for me. my body and soul for the next 25 years would be confined to a4 MotovadedMagazine.com

prison cell. Being a fresh “adult” and my eyes to a beautiful world outside Every day I meet extraordinaryfactoring in racing, drugs in the car, of the rugged cell block life. I wouldn’t people that move me in magical ways.being under age and under the influ- change my sentance for anything. I From yogis wanting lotus flowers toence, on top of unintentionally killing deserved it and am thankful I was just symbolize their life growing and expand-my best friend, I was sent to Pris- a teen when I screwed up a huge part of ing to new parents getting matching tatson- not juvenile hall. PRISON. I was my life. of their child’s footprints. Every tat has araped by someone three times my size, I am now 51 years old and was meaning and even the young punks thatcontrolled by other inmates and forced released from Prison 8 years ago at the are clearly in a gang that want tats doneto do things that would cause people age of 43. When I got out I looked at it from me give me a lesson. I see themto take their own lives. But there was as being sober for 25 years straight and and it is a fresh reminder to stay on thesomething inside of me that wanted to was afraid of ruining my life and the path that I am now and never go back. beat the system. I wanted to change and lives of others all over again so I refused In memory of my best friend Lanie whowanted my life to change...to get out to pick up another bottle and haven’t to was killed in the crash, my business logoalive and for the first time do some- this day. I am now a professional tattoo is of the crown she had tatted on thething with my life that would make my artist and scraped pennies from the top of her hand. I am dependent on tatsparents and everyone second guess the ground to build my own business into and hope that you reading this can findman I was. what it is today. Although my parents something positive to be dependent on It was in prison I learned how are proud of my change they refuse as well because trust me from experi-to do tats...marking members of a to give me a penny and that is okay ence...life is short...and even shorter be-certain gang. It wasn’t a voluntary thing because I know what all I put them hind bars. I am not the man I use to bethat I chose to do...it was something the through. I am single and probably won’t and regardless of where you are in life,inmates made me do and I prayed ev- ever get to experience what it means to you too have the possibility of changingery day that I would not get caught with father a child but I have found love in your life around before life changes you.fear that it would have added years to another way- providing others lastingmy sentence. But I am happy they did memories and hearing out their stories MotovadedMagazine.com 5what they did because tatting opened of why they get the tats they do.

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Tip 1: Set exercise goals you can meet becauseif you don’t, Tip 5: Experiment with fresh herbs that add nutrientsyou may stop working out all together. (as many of us and good flavors to your meals. Ypu can find these atknow firsthand!) Try to work out just a few days a week your local Farmer’s Markets.for 30 minutes -- if you can only do 20, that’s okay too. Thepoint is to keep moving. Tip 6: We all know going to the gym or hitting the weights or treadmill every day can get boring or repet-Tip 2: Know how workouts happen- For example: Men itive. Step outside and go for a bike ride, take a walk orneed to realize women can’t always keep up with their just hike up a hill to watch the sunset.intense levels-- a guy shouldn’t push a woman beyond herability whether it is a loved one or trainer. What feels like a Tip 7: There is always time to workout even atthe office.good workout to one of you might be too much to handle When you start to feel cramped if you sit while at workfor the other...or vice versa. or are staring at a computer screen just take 2 minutes every hour to stretch, do some wall pushups or a fewTip 3: It has been said Men lose more weight than women squats. It adds up!because they burn 30 to 40 percent more calories duringthe same workout. It is a good idea to know that you can- Tip 8: The world is here to help you. If you have a lot ofnot compare weightloss or muscle gain to anyone for we yard work to do...know that even raking or digging orare all unique and very different. gardening is an epic workout for anyone.Tip 4: Want to get a few good bites in without overdoing Tip 9: Do not make plans or sign up for early classes atit? Try making a yummy and healthy snack by combining the gym or with a trainer if you are not a morning per-raisins, peanuts, almonds, banana chips, and bits of dark son. Listen to your body! When it needs sleep it needschocolate. sleep! Tip 10: When you go to the grocery store remember that whatever is not in your fridge you will get use to not see- ing. Pick out a few new foods to try every time you go. Remember that if the food you are buying has a longer shelf life than you it probably isn’t very good for you! MotovadedMagazine.com 7



AdrenalineSectionSurfing, Fitness, Motocross Etc. MotovadedMagazine.com 9

BERMing Desire Shining light on Women’s Motocross Motovaded Magazine is highlighting and bringing more atten- tion to Women in the adrenaline-packed sport of Motocross. Every month we will featuring either a Pro Women’s Motocross Racer or an up and coming racer that we feel lives a Motovaded Lifestyle. So if you wanna see girls in action tearin’ it up on the track and battling it out as rough as the guys, stay tuned. It is one thing to watch insane high entensity videos in this column or check out the jaw dropping images but you will be able to also see what these girls are like underneath the helmet as they share one of their very own “Raw Reality Moments”. If YOU would like to be featured in this column send an email to Kayla Kahn via [email protected] MotovadedMagazine.com

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In a previous Issue of Mo- and how their friendship grew closer and closer every single day they gottovaded, \"BERMing Desire\" featured together. So with that being said, Meet Mad-an inspiring go-getter female racer ison Kessell- the adorable 6 yearby the name of Ashley Dennis. For old girl that gives the boys a run forthose of you who did not get to read their money...or at this age, maybe Iher featured spread it really relates should say trophy. From a distanceto this amazing little girl we are fea- without a helmet on Madison mayturing now. Ashley expressed two seem like she would be the type tomoments in her career that really grow up and model dirtbikes butimpacted her life- one was very trau- coming straight from a family of rid-matic: a really bad crash that wound ers- anyone that knows the Kessellher in the back of an ambulance family knows that this little girl is allleaving the track with blaring sirens about speed and getting her bootsand lights. The other was a motivat- dirty.ing story of how she met a youngsteron the mini track named Madison MotovadedMagazine.com 13

Motovaded Magazine asked Michelle their daughter's life. To be honest, the(Madison's mom): \"What is that one, fact that it related to Ashley Dennis'sprofound 'Raw Reality Moment' you \"BERMing Desire\" feature was veryhave witnessed in her 6 years that has shocking.really made you see life differently?\" Michelle goes on to explain how Ash-Michelle Kessell responded: \"When you ley's crash affected 6 year old Madison:asked that question I had to really think \"I don't know if Ashley told you but sheand talk with Mike (Madison's dad) had a very bad crash where she landedabout what we would say. We knew from on a bike that had crashed over a dou-the second I was pregnant with her she ble. She started having a seizure. Mikewould ride dirt bikes; she always loved was right there and saw the whole thing.dirt bikes. As a baby I would go sit next I was not on the track but instinctivelyto the main track with her and the noise had this feeling inside to go to the track.would lull her to sleep. In the begging It was very weird- like I knew I neededshe expressed major interest in riding to get there. I started seeing how quiet24-7 and once she started racing, moto- it was and knew something was wrong.cross became a big daily part of our lives. My mind was racing that something hadShe drags us to the track and once we’re happened to Madison because I had thatthere she never gets off her bike. sick feeling in my stomach. As I walkedAs a family of riders we know the risk closer I saw the mangled bike smashedinvolved with motocross and always like an accordion and then... as it allmake sure she has the training and gear started sinking in, I read Ashley's num-she needs. Luckily Madison always rides ber. I walked over and saw her on thewithin her limits and really has not had ground super out of it and not moving.any major crashes. We have sure seen I waited with everyone while the ambu-our fair share of wrecks though. We lance took her away.always say a quiet prayer for safety when Thankfully Madison was with friendswe arrive and express gratefulness when and saw nothing. As the ambulancewe all leave the way we came. Motocross took Ashley away I was playing in myis like one giant family- we may not like mind how I am going to tell Madisoneveryone out there but we all support about what happened (this is the firsteach other.\" time since her racing someone in ourTo our surprise Michelle and Mike Kes- inner circle had this bad of a crash) andsell began to really elaborate on that one then she showed up. I told her that Ash-Raw Reality Moment they witnessed in ley had a crash and got hurt pretty bad and had to go to the hospital. Just as the14 MotovadedMagazine.com

words left my mouth the ambulance came watch Madison grow as a person and asby. Madison quickly put 2 and 2 together a female Motocross racer, \"LIKE\" Face-and started chasing after the ambulance. book.com/MadisonKessell53The image of this was very heart breaking To watch Madison in action, check outfor me. I realized then and there that this is the video below.something she will have to deal with alongher career with both her friends and maybesomeday herself. Two motos later, Madison'smoto was up. She geared up, hit the line andraced her little heart out. She had zero fear.She is so strong and beautiful. I realizedas her mom if she could just do that aftersomething so traumatic, then she can doanything. She is a good kid who has experi-enced the risk first hand and she still makesthe choice every day to get up and do whatshe loves.\"To connect with the Kessell family and toAshley Dennis & Madison Kessell MotovadedMagazine.com 15

A Water LegendComes Down ToEarthFilipe Toledo won the Oakley Lowers Pro 2015 Surf Con- Written by: Steve Andersontest (April 28-May2) with a dazzling array of aerial spins After changing out of his wetsuit, Kelly came out andthat at times defied gravity (https://www.youtube.com/ met his many fans. I took pictures of him as he tookwatch?v=XdMY3P_alxY). He was able to consistently pull “selfies” with fans and signed autographs until all theoff moves that helped him get the most out of each wave… requests were done and I wondered, “What kind ofand the judges rewarded him with the championship. End of questions would I ask him if I could get an interviewstory? Hardly, for even though Filipe Toledo was the winner with him?” It didn’t take long for me to find out. Theof the contest, the real story of the whole event was the fan fans had their autographs and pictures with him andreaction to Kelly Slater. went back to watching the surf contest. It was then just basically me and him standing there and I askedKelly SlaterWhen entered the water for his him if he would mind doing a short interview withheat, the crowd got very quiet and all eyes turned to him. me. He smiled and said “sure, go ahead.”It was the ultimate form of respect as the fans knew that I notified him that I was writing for Motovadedthey were watching a legend head out into the water. One of Magazine and I asked him, “after all the contests youthe surfers in the contest said that Kelly Slater is “the Kobe have won and money you have made, what motivatesBryant of Surfing”. I would say that he is the Tiger Woods of you to come out and compete?” He quickly replied,surfing because of his dominance of the sport for the past “Honesty, I can make more money by not surfing but25 years. Well, even though he surfed as well as the other I want to keep surfing in contests to push the bound-surfers, he didn’t get the quality waves in his last heat, and aries of the equipment. It’s fun to take out a new boardhe was eliminated. So, how did this 11 Time World Cham- and see what it can do.” Then I asked him “you wonpion take the news that he was out of the contest? He calmly your first major contest in 1990 at this very spot…thatwalked out of the water and into the hearts of his many fans was 25 years ago…at your age (45) how do you staythat were waiting for him on the beach. One of my favorite strong and flexible enough to compete with surferspictures I took shows Kelly giving a young fan a “low five” half your age…do you do Yoga?” He thought abouthand touch. The look on that young surfers face says it all; it for a minute, as if he was taking stock of all theawe and respect. contests he has competed in over the years and then said, “I like to do Yoga but now that I’m older I need16 MotovadedMagazine.com more than just stretching to be able to compete on this

level. I have been doing Pilates and ithas helped me keep my core musclesstrong while maintaining the flexi-bility I need to compete. I have Pilateteachers on every continent that I amable to practice with, so I’m able tomaintain my level of fitness for everycontest.” Sensing that he was ready tomove on, I told him that I liked theway he treated his fans with patienceand respect and thanked him for theinterview. We shook hands and as Iwatched him walk away I thought,“There goes a legend that has his feetfirmly planted on solid ground.”To see more information on Kelly Slat-er, visit his website at: kellyslaterfounda-tion.com To see pictures and video ofthe Oakley Lowers Pro 2015 go to thislink: live.oakley.com/lowerspro/ MotovadedMagazine.com 17

The Raw Reality Story behindThe Art of Moto \"My Raw reality moment was the such as Star Wars and On Any bike and his visions of one day first time I witnessed a motocross Sunday, the number one catalyst racing became his reality. Growing race. While I didn't know at the for making a film about motocross up on a farm Homan was privi- time that it would be so signifi- was my passion for it. I can't tell leged to ride a lot and at the age of cant, eventually it became apparent you how many times I've run across 16 cruised his Suzuki 125 over to a that I must make a documentary people who have no idea what the friend's house where they stripped on this beautiful sport. Coupling sport is, or what goes into it. The it down and added number plates. my passion for the sport with my sport is so dynamic and spectacu- Homan's sister's boyfriend was one career in the television business, lar, it deserves it's own documenta- of the fastest racers in Illinois at the I made a decision to make the best motocross film ever time and helped prepare made. One that really told him for his very first race what the sport is. Moto- making sure that he was cross is arguably the world's riding faster and better toughest sport. It's as raw as than ever before. Homan's it gets, but it's also as beau- motocross career and love tiful as it gets. And from for the sport skyrocketed the first minute, I pictured and to this day he still rac- myself doing it. It was fluid, es and is highly involved but yet violent, smooth, but in the motocross indus- yet rough. Facing all the try. Residing in Hermosa obstacles, feeling the elation Beach, California Homan of jumping, the sense of now races in the 50 novice accomplishment... all these class at Glen Helen Race- factors lured me in for my way. Dedicating his life to life's passion. his soul's passion Homan This film is about the pas- not only was the idea sion and grit of motocross. behind the film The Art While there are several of Moto but shot all of the women featured in the film, footage himself, produced, the focus is on the sport directed, edited, narrated itself... what goes into it and wrote it! and what it takes to make it through a race. My goal ry explaining the many intricacies.\" Motovaded asked Homan from the onset of the proj- says Mark Homan. how this film has impacted ect is to bring out all aspects of the In 1973, at the age of 13, Mark Ho- him and he replied \"The sport, as well as the range of peo- man out of Illinois jumped onto the film has given me a bet- ple who have the passion, which seat of a Suzuki RV 90- a bike with ter understanding of where these certainly includes women racers. fat tires and only 4 gears. It wasn't champions come from. They come While there are many things that long before he moved on to a bigger from loving families and parents led to the making of the film like who culture their children to be inspirations from other movies winners. Winning comes not just from talent and skill, it comes from18 MotovadedMagazine.com an example of what to do and not do on and off the track.\"

Watch the official trailer above!The Art of Moto will be show- \"If the viewer is a motocross racer, as he anticipates yet another fea-cased on Thursday May 21st the intention of the film is to cele- tured showing.from 7:30pm to 8:59pm at the brate what they know as the world's Motovaded asked Mark Homan toReading Cinemas Gaslamp toughest sport. If the viewer knows give a few last words of inspiration15 in Downtown San Diego nothing about the sport whatso- to anyone wanting to pursue the(701 5th Ave, San Diego, CA, US, ever, the intention is to give the sport of motocross and this is what92101). There are only 28 tickets feeling and understanding of whatleft at DirtHead MX and only it is like to be on the track with the he has to say: \"Motocross is a32 tickets left at Tugg so if you best racers in the world without very gnarly and dangerous sport.are intrigued to check this film taking the risks.\" explains Homan Anyone who chooses to do itout I suggest you get your tick- must accept these factors. That'sets now before the show is sold the first thing.. it comes without! Tickets are only $12! Ho- big responsibility. After that,man and his crew just recently I would say it's a never endinghad a screening in Murrieta learning experience. It'a a sportthat Sara Price attended (she that very few have truly con-is also featured in the film). quered because of how difficultAfter seeing the film, she it really is. Be prepared to beTweeted, “Very awesome to see humbled about every way pos-Women's Motocross on the Big sible once you start this journey.Screen thank you so much The However, you can also expectArt of Moto! What a incredible some of the most elating feelingsmovie, just what the world needs to that you'll ever have in your life as ahelp grow the sport!” result of it.” MotovadedMagazine.com 19

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ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONSSectionArtists, Musicians,Raw Talent, Dancers,Food...Etc. MotovadedMagazine.com 21

Turn Down For WhatTHE BAND ON THE MOVEAloha RadioThe band has been making a big move in Steve Andersonthe Southern California area. They played three concerts in San Diego in Writer & PhotographerApril and I attended two of their concerts and I can honestly say that their Motovadedmagazine.com/music is evolving. They have always been a good surf rock beach band but steve-andersonnow that they have incorporated a reggae sound into the mix, they have amore dramatic edge. I like the new sound. In the picture below I caughtthem performing at the World Beat Center Earth Day Celebration held atBalboa Park in San Diego, on April 19, 2015. As you can see in the picture,the whole band is highly committed to getting their music across to theaudience.The next day I went to see them play on a local San Diego television show… “Tonight In San Di-ego”. The host Jeff Krapf interviewed the band before their performance and the whole band wasfunny and charming during the interview. During their performance, I got the feeling that theyare feeling comfortable on any stage…before any audience. And that is a sign that they are ready22 MotovadedMagazine.com

to break through from playing small clubs to performing at larger venues. Catch them soon, while the price is right and while you can still get close enough to really see and feel their perfor- mance. Check out their performance at: www.tonightinsandiego.comTo see Aloha Radio live catch theirupcoming show at The Fiesta Del Solconcert series held in Fletcher Coveat Solana Beach on Saturday May 30.This is a FREE show so you gotta go tothis one!!! Check out all the informa-tion on their upcoming performancehere: https://www.facebook.com/fiestadelsolsb?fref=ts Also, they havea new album ready to release this Junethat you will want to order or listento online and you can get all the latestinformation on their website: www.aloharadioband.com…So, as youcan see Aloha Radio is a band on themove!! MotovadedMagazine.com 23

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STEAK AND ROASTED GARLIC HERB INGREDIENTS 1 - 2 whole garlic bulb(s) 3 teaspoons snipped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed 1 tablespoon snipped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 1/2 pounds boneless beef sirloin steak or ribeye steaks-cut 1 inch thick 1 - 2 teaspoons fresh cracked black pepper 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Fresh oregano 1. Cut off about 1/2 inch from top(s) of bulb(s) of garlic and discard. Fold a 20x18-inch piece of heavy foil in half crosswise. Trim into a 10-inch square. Place garlic bulb(s), cut side(s) up, in center of foil square. Bring foil up around garlic, forming a shallow bowl. Sprinkle with basil and rosemary; drizzle with oil. Completely enclose garlic in foil, twisting ends of foil on top. 2. Charcoal grill, grill garlic on the rack of an uncovered grill over medium coals about 30 minutes or until garlic cloves are soft, turning garlic occasionally. Remove garlic from foil packet, reserving oil mixture. Cool slightly. 3. Trim fat from meat. In a small bowl combine pepper and salt; rub onto both sides of meat. While garlic is grilling, add meat to grill. Grill to desired doneness, turning once halfway through grilling. For sirloin steak allow 14 to 18 minutes for medium-rare (145 degree F) and 18 to 22 minutes for medium (160 degree F). For ribeye steaks, allow 11 to 15 minutes for medium-rare (145 degree F) and 14 to 18 minutes for medium (160 degree F). (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place garlic, then meat on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.) 4. To serve, cut meat into serving-size pieces. Squeeze garlic pulp from each clove onto the steak. Mash pulp slightly with a fork; spread over meat. Drizzle with reserved oil mixture. If desired, garnish with fresh oregano. Makes 6 servings.26 MotovadedMagazine.com

My Inner Voice CrisisWritten by: Ashley Poulin piness and not dwell Later, I had to be told how(The person who submitted on my own and very the rest of my night wentthis story has chosen to remain recent heart break. and how I ended up even inanonymous.) Finally, the voices the Emergency Room. I alsoIt was a Friday night big birth- had stopped for a learned that I stumbled out ofday dinner for my friend, and brief period of time the bar, tripped on the side-I was feeling anxious, and of – finally at peace, walk, and landed on my face.course, the voices started in my then, nothing. I was unconscious, and lucki-head, “Should I eat this? Will I woke up with a ly, someone called the para-it make me bloated? It doesn’t tube lodged down medics. Life had never feltmatter. I’m single and that guy my throat, smelling that precious as it did in thatI liked didn’t even care about like vomit, scratch- emergency room.me.” The voices battled in my es all over my face, When the inner voices ap-head after a heart-wrench- and not knowing peared, I would usually haveing break up I experienced a where I was, oth- a rush of anxiety, and then Ifew days prior. I passed on the er than completely alone. As I would act on what they werebread, drank more wine, and focused, I was in a hospital bed saying, while being very kindordered a light meal. The voic- without a recognizable face in to the people around me. Ites were getting louder, “He sight. Before my brain could was a very weird and mas-would have liked me more if I compute what had happened, ochistic pattern that devel-were skinnier, let’s skip the rest the male nurse gave me a stern oped. Now, I can confidentlyof this meal.” The decent into look and exclaimed, “You can’t report that I have learned aself-loathing and pain and a drink like that! You could have lot of this raw reality mo-thousand other emotions took a been really hurt!” The last ment in my life. I’ve learnednosedive and I could almost feel thing I remember was being at that I need to listen to mythat there was no coming back the bar, trying to drown the body and not my mind forfrom this plunge—while I had loud and painful voices in my absolutely everything. Thea drink in my hand. I threw a head. Now, I was alone at 6:30 mind, well my mind at least,few more glasses of wine down. AM the next morning, exiting has strange ways to lie to it-The party moved to a new the emergency department self and you if its not in syncbar…more drinks…now shots… with a bill and a bruised soul. I with the body.more drinks followed by more had hit a personal rock bottom. After the accident, I gave updrinks. If I could just enjoy this drinking recklessly and re-night out without the voices I ligiously went to yoga. Withknew I could at least fake hap- the help of yoga’s focus on mind and body synchronicity and connecting to your deep- est inner self, I was able to set aside regular time to let my mind rest and calm the inner voices. My yoga practice gave me control of my body again and my mind for the time in yoga alleviated a lot of sorrow and shame I was experienc- ing at that time. Never again will I let the voices bully me around, to wind up feeling like I did that scary Friday night. MotovadedMagazine.com 27

ADVENTUREThe Swampland Blues Almost a year ago to the day, I was traveling in the Written by: Kelsey Martineau southern part of Florida with my father, Lee. Out of nowhere, there was a loud popping noise under the http://motovadedmagazine.com/kelsey-martineau hood of our car. We came to a screeching halt, right out front of an abandoned gas station. no threat to me. He wasn’t angry, nor was he head- “Damn,” Lee said. He was worried; mainly be- ing toward me. But for some reason unknown to cause we were in the middle of nowhere, and had just me, I felt compelled to kill him. passed a good bit of swampland. Slightly shaken but not afraid, I reached Not a good place to be stuck. After the prover- down and grabbed the hammer with my left hand. bial glance over of the engine, we both checked our With a quick jolt, I leapt over and pulverized the phone for signal. snake. It fell off the railing and hit the earth. “I’ve got nothing,” I said and pointed at my In disgust of myself and unsure of why I’d done phone. such a thing, I covered the snake with some leaves “Same here,” he responded. “I had some about a and dirt, and then sat down beside the clawed mile back. I’ll go check. Keep an eye on the truck.” bathtub. I nodded okay as I grabbed the keys from the About twenty minutes later, I heard footsteps on ignition and locked it. I figured I would take a peek the other side of the hut. It was my dad. I’m not inside the gas station, considering it was right there. It was sweltering that day. I checked the door and it was unlocked, so I went in. There wasn’t much inside, other than a few empty shelves. I noticed out back that this building was almost adjacent to a swamp. In fact, flora had almost consumed the entire place. I exited through the back door of the station and walked at least a quarter of a mile through soggy terrain and the occasional swamp puddle. The make- shift path eventually led to a small pond with a tiny abandoned hut. Letting curiosity get the best of me, I maneuvered around the pond and entered the hut. To much of my displeasure, the hut was completely empty as well. I exited the side door, right beside an antiquated bathtub with huge clawed feet for support. Beside this tub laid a large hammer. Right after snapping a photo of the hammer, I heard a hissing sound to my right. I looked over and noticed an gigantic snake on the fence just behind the hut. He was slithering toward the other side of the railing. I’m not a violent person, and the snake posed28 MotovadedMagazine.com

sure how he’d found me. “Thanks for watching thesuburban,” he said with sarcasm.“Got a tow truck on the way. Youready to roll?” “Yep,” I murmured, stillfeeling remorseful. I stood up andbrushed off my pants. “Cool bathtub,” he said.“Wait, do you hear that?”I stopped to listen. All I could hearwas crickets chirping and a fainttweeting. “Bluebirds in a swamp.Who’d have guessed?” he said andpointed to the same railing that hadhoused the serpent only ten minutesearlier.I peeked into the nest and found fiveeggs and two freshly hatched blue-birds. MotovadedMagazine.com 29

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S LIFE OF FRIENDSLife is exactly more countries, in Scotland (St. Convention. There is nothing better the consultant position. Since Newwhat you make of Andrews University) and Ireland than an 18-hour road trip to seal the Orleans, Obi and I have taken 2 vaca-it. (Trinity College, Dublin). bonds of brotherhood and friend- tions together including my first trip On my first trip over the pond, ship. We had the time of our lives, to Las Vegas and a trip down to theMy favorite college professor at I met one of my best friends. He stopping in at 2 chapter houses in Bahamas. Every time we spend timeSeton Hall University told me this is a very large British accented College Park, Maryland and Chapel together is an experience and newand it stuck. Shortly after complet- Nigerian, named Obi. I hadn’t Hill, North Carolina as well as anoth- chapter in our friendship that I willing my degree, I decided to travel traveled as much as Obi, having er friend’s parents on Hilton Head treasure for the rest of my life.the world and experience every- grown up in small towns through Island on our way down. When we In short, I have immense gratitudething that this world has to offer. Maine and New Hampshire but arrived in New Orleans, we traveled for this job and the internationalTo start, I accepted a position I had the desire to learn every- and explored the French quarter and travel and friendship it has broughtworking as a Leadership Consul- thing I could from him and his every restaurant, historic establish- into my life. By taking the opportu-tant for my collegiate Fraternity’s experiences. Immediately a bond ment and bar that we could find. This nities provided to me and travelinginternational headquarters. In over our shared love of interna- trip is still among my favorite memo- the world, I have discovered who I2008, Zeta Psi expanded to Oxford tional exploration was born and ries and trips to reminisce upon. am as a human being and whom IUniversity in England and had in time I even hired him to come For me, the Fraternity has provid- want to be around—more impor-grandiose plans to expand to other be an intern over at Zeta Psi’s ed me with not only a great way to tantly, it continues to show me whoUniversities in the British Isles and headquarters. travel, but also a great way to make I want to be. I challenge everyone toIreland. As the consultant, I got to Once on the same professional true and lasting friendships. Zeta find people they want to be in newstart overseeing expansion to two track, Obi and I decided on a Psi opened up the opportunity to and unfamiliar places with and have road trip down to New Orleans a have relationships and amazing experiences every day that make for our Zeta Psi International shared experiences with individuals your life worth living. Life is, after all, in over 50 countries when I took on what you make of it ! MotovadedMagazine.com 31

TAKE A LOOK INTO THE LIFE OF AN E.M.T With the chaotic schedule I put myself through, after responding, dispatched informed us that we were clear to enter the I had finally managed to score an uneventful evening scene. No more than 20 seconds later, dispatch followed up with, with my best friend “PD is requesting you to expedite.” First indication that something bad eating food and playing video games. I placed just happened. my pager on the side The ambulance arrived on table as we started our scene approximately a minute before evening of high calories the rescue and my typical Sunday night and fictional violence. responding to a call was about to get a I typically will put my hell of a lot more interesting. pager on the scanner You know when you watch setting to listen to fire the news and they’re reporting the lat- and medical emer- est breaking news in the field? Red and gencies are happening blue lights flooding the background in the surrounding with dozens of cop cars and the occa- communities. Not quite sional fire engine or ambulance. Well, your average, mellow instead of watching that scene through radio station but it is my television the scene was unfolding what helps to break the on the other side of our windshield. silence in my house. This scene was on a rural road in the Just as we started our middle of a state park that turns pitch second match on the black at night. The rest of my crew game console, my pag- grabbed our clipboard and a set of er sang. medical gloves as I entered the obvious “Rescue crime scene without hesitation. Not one with Ambulance three, stage for police, in the area many 24-year-olds can do that confi- of (undisclosed) for a possible stabbing.” Typically, for dently. Police officers were scattered ev- medical calls we get a “pre-alert” from the E9-1-1 sys- erywhere hastily swinging their flashlights around looking for, what I as- tem which allows call personnel to get to the station and sumed, clues or a criminal. As I approached the closest cruiser next to the respond quicker while ambulance, a police officer quickly beamed his flashlight at me. For the the dispatchers give first time in my life, I actually had to raise my hands up in the air in front emergency medical of a cop. He immediately recognized advice. Also, “stage for me (because we’re a small town) and the police” is another pointed in the direction of the patient. way of stating that it is The ambulance crew was wheeling the a potentially dangerous stretcher towards the truck and I swift- scene and advising ly stepped right to assist. Just like the responding fire and cop, the paramedic looked at me with a medical personnel to confused stare initially not recognizing wait for the police to me and said, “Who the hell?!—Oh, it’s secure the safety of the you. Get in.” scene. I glanced at my To make this easy for the best friend and she im- both of us let’s say the paramedic’s mediately said, “Go!” name was Donna and her E.M.T. Out the door partner is Courtney. As I climbed in I went, barely remem- the back of the ambulance I got my bering to put my jacket initial look at the patient. She was on for the -2°F wind about 5’5” and no more than 110 chill, and drove to the pounds soaking wet. Her skin was as fire station. Once I got white as paper and was dressed in a there, there was one thin-layered blouse with skinny jeans. other Firefighter/Emer- Courtney passed me a set of trauma gency Medical Technician with two resident students. I sheers and told me to expose her legs. am an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, which This meant cutting the pants off of a made me highest ranking in the apparatus. As we were re- complete stranger in the most vulnerable state of her life. When I assessed sponding, the full-time, paramedic staffed ambulance was the rest of her body, I quickly realized she had multiple stab wounds all already on the road for three minutes. About two minutes over her chest, arms, and legs. In seconds, Donna and Courtney had cut the patient’s blouse and bra off. Attempting not to freeze in the moment,32 MotovadedMagazine.com

I stopped staring and cut two straight lines up the legs of her pants. die it is clinically called “the impending doom.” The patient will knowThey were really nice pants, I felt terrible but the worse was yet to long before any emergency medical provider if they are going to die andcome. then, typically, the patient eventually dies. Very rarely does a patient sur-“Count the wounds on the legs and give me a final count.” De- vive in “the impending doom” circumstances.manded Donna as she started to put an I.V. in the patient’s left The travel time with lights and sirens from where we started toanterior elbow (medically known as the AC.) the hospital, at best, is 20 minutes. 20 minutes too long. 20 minutes that“I’m going to die,” said the patient. “I’m going to DIE!” No one this girl didn’t have. As I started bandaging the lacerations that reachedever knows how to respond to that statement but Donna quickly all the way down to her toes, I consistently kept glancing up at her eyeschanged the subject. to check her status. I was anticipating the inevitable cardiac arrest that I“Who did this to you?” felt was about to occur at any moment. I was pinned to the back doors of“I can’t- I can’t say.” I looked back up as I lost count with the the ambulance at the patient’s feet during this ride. The awkward thingwounds on the legs. Her chest had at least five deep stab wounds, about this situation is that this patient just kept looking at me (whethertwo of which directly over her lungs. On her left side, there was a she could see or not) for the entire ride. That’s something that you don’tgaping hole and every time she inhaled a slurping sound came out. forget. This was not my first trauma; I have seen a lot of gaping wounds,This is medically known as a sucking chest wound. I have seen this deceased people, broken bones and even a childbirth. Nothing scarsin movies but never believed that was what it actually sounded like. you more than the look in the eyes of someone suffering. What do youFor once, the cinema was on point with this one. Courtney was say to a 17 year old girl who is about to lose her life? You can’t promiseworking on a bandage to place her survival, that’s the worst thingover this life-threatening injury you could say to someone in thatas Donna questioned her. condition. If they do die, it is the“You can’t say because you last thing, I believe, they will everdon’t know or ‘cause you can’t remember and it will be a lie. Ibreathe?” wouldn’t be able to live with myself.The patient responded, “I can’t The only thing that spilledbreathe.” I returned to my out of my mouth as we waitedcounting, eventually getting to for the hospital doors to arrive atthe final sum of 9 lacerations. the back of our ambulance was,I couldn’t believe the quality “We’re doing the best we can.” Andof these stab wounds. They coached her to slow her breathingweren’t in and out; they were down. When we were 10 minuteslong slashes that varied from out from the hospital, Donna askedtwo to six inches in length. me to patch into the hospital. AWho ever did this, meant it. patch is a brief three-to-five minute My partner from the radio transmission to the receivingrescue hopped in the front seat hospital with a summary of whatand looked into the patient is about to arrive at their facility.compartment. Donna told him This helps the hospital prepare forto go immediately. Just before the patient with the right doctorsthat a cop opened the door to and equipment. I always have stageask a few questions from the fright when it comes to patches butpatient but he was immediately this problem was facilitated withsilenced and dismissed by Donna as she kept her focus on the girl. adrenaline. I immediately realized why Donna asked me to do the patch, While en route to the hospital, the patient really started it was because I was the smallest. An ambulance workspace is about 10deteriorating fast. Her blood oxygen level was down to 80% (any- feet by 7 feet with about 6 feet from floor to ceiling; now put an adult sizething below 90% is considered life-threatening.) As Courtney was stretcher and various medical supply compartments with three adults.trying to occlude the gaping wound on her lung she was also trying I climbed through to the radio in the front of the ambulance,to get a set of vital signs. The cardiac monitor showed nothing grabbed the remote microphone to the radio and paused. I briefly sur-significant which was a good sign, but I knew it wouldn’t last long. veyed the patient and took a deep breath,She was losing blood fast. Donna was still stuck on the IV on the “(Area) Hospital, (Area) Hospital, (Company) ambulance three, statusleft AC. She was coming up short in the worst timing ever. This two traffic, how do you copy?”wasn’t her fault; this patient is in shock, which is when all the blood “(Area) Hospital, go ahead,”circulation constricts to the center of the body to preserve the vital “(Area) Hospital, (Company) Ambulance en route to your facility with aorgans. So when that happens veins commonly collapse making 17, that’s one-seven, year-old female. Trauma patient, conscious and alert,intravenous fluid therapy hard. Donna couldn’t go to the other arm with multiple stab wounds to the chest, arms and legs. Currently attempt-because her right arm was slashed right across where the artery ing a 20-guage IV on left AC. Also currently working on vitals, but—“and primary veins are. This was also the reason why her vitals were Courtney then interrupted me with finally a blood pressure.extremely complicated to evaluate. Her thumb was also partially “60 systolic,”amputated which made an IV in the hand impossible. “Correction—60 systolic by palp, pulse of 145. We’re about five-ten min- “I can’t see. I can’t see anything. I’m going to die.” I was utes away, any questions or concerns?” I added.taught about this concept 5 years ago when I was a brand new and “No questions or concerns. Trauma B on arrival. (Area) Hospital clear.” innocent EMT student. When a patient states he or she is going to When I was done the patch, I returned to my dreaded MotovadedMagazine.com 33

position at the end of her feet. I continued bandaging her legs the female subject panicked and evaded the area, nearly hitting the two goodwhich was a complicated and lengthy task that kept me busy samaritans with her car to attempt to finish the job. for the rest of the transport. For the duration of the transport End result is that both criminals are now behind bars and thethe patient’s condition continued to decline however she did 17-year-old girl is living as normal of a life as she can possibly have.not lose consciousness. The thought that any provider takes away from a call like this is to My partner opened the back doors when we got to live each day like it’s your last. I took a lot more than that out of this partic-the hospital and we were greeted with Emergency Room nurs- ular call. Those two innocent bystanders are genuine heroes. My fire depart-es and hospital security. We brought the patient into the ER ment recognized the entire crew on duty with a life-saving pin, but I had aroom and Donna began giving the attending physician. At this hard time accepting this award. This wasn’t meant for me. I was just doingpoint, Courtney and I cleared the main room and watched my job. I got up and responded to a job that I volunteered to do. Those twothe entire ER team work on this 17-year-old girl. As Courtney life-savers did not sign up for what they were about to get into. To them itand myself walked out of the trauma room corridor we heard could have just appeared to be a broken down car but what they got into wasa bone-chilling scream from the trauma room. We stopped much deeper than that. Not to mention they nearly lost their own lives, butfor a minute, glanced at each other and kept walking. We both they still stuck around. Any person could have driven by without any secondknew what happened and didn’t need to talk about it out loud. thought, but they didn’t. Not them. I have not seen this girl since the day ofDonna walked out of the corridor about four minutes later, the incident and honestly I don’t wish to, because what’s important is that shemuttering under her breath, is still alive and a visit with the past is something not always necessary for “You can’t even begin to convince me that IOs don’t healing.hurt.” To fill the gap of confusion here, let me explain briefly Even though this story is a gruesome, detailed and horrific episodewhat happened. Due to the fact that we couldn’t get an intra- it ended in a somewhat happy ending. Some could say that we were thevenous line into the patient we had to find a way to administer heroes. Some could say the police officers and judges were the final heroes.fluids to the patient. With severe trauma patients, if an IV is Some could also say that the two people passing through were the heroes.impossible the next step is to gain and intraosseous line in the Regardless of who the hero is, I am constantly reminded to remain humble inpatient. This means a fluid line directly into the bone. It is a life. When your head gets too big, you end up hitting it on something (figu-procedure when you use a battery-operated drill with a cathe- ratively speaking, of course.) Either wear a metaphorical helmet, or just keepter that is drilled into the side of the patient’s top tibia, which yourself grounded and appreciate the small things in life.is the bone right below the knee. This will provide fluidsdirectly into a patient’s bone marrow. This is actually the most Submitted By: Heather Hilleffective way of delivering fluids but is too invasive for routine Edited by: Ashley poulinpurposes; it should only be performed on trauma or cardiacarrest patients. Doctors claim this procedure is less painful (Raw Reality Story)than receiving an IV, but a lot of providers beg to differ. At this point, technically the incident was over. Nexttask was to clean up the ambulance and return in service, butthis incident was far from over. Long story short, we wereinterviewed by state police about what we saw on the patientand if there were any clues in regards to who could havecaused this. Unfortunately, she didn’t provide us any informa-tion but we gave the police the best statement we could give. The remainder of my week was finishing my patientreport and attempting to continue my life. I got an updatefrom my medical director about the patient. She survived.Those words were bittersweet to me. I was excited that shesurvived and we did our job, but I also couldn’t imagine howany 17-year-old girl could live a normal life after this traumat-ic event. She had a final total of 17 stab wounds over the areaof her arms, chest, and legs, two collapsed lungs, and a bruisedheart. She was in a coma for a week and had to undergo sever-al reconstruction and repair surgeries. They ended up findingthe attempted murders 24 hours later cowering in the woodsbehind their house after being chased by the cops. These two people conspired a murder plot to kill thisgirl because the male subject felt that the patient was hinder-ing on his relationship with his current girlfriend who wasthe female subject. The female subject volunteered to take herhome and on the way home, she stopped the car and beganstabbing her multiple times. Once the damage was done, shedragged the victim out of her car and was taking her into thewoods to bleed out and die. Two local residents were drivinghome from the store when they saw her car pulled over. Theystopped and asked if everything was okay, and that was when34 MotovadedMagazine.com

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