Hey everyone! I'm very excited that I have decided to write to you all! I had people telling me that it was a good idea to start a blog and I have finally decided to give it a chance. Technically this isn't my first blog writing experience because I have a blog for one of my classes in school but this is my first blog writing about whatever I want to! :)
Now how about some background about myself - I am 20 years old. I graduated high school 2 1/2 years ago. (One One - We're Done! lol) That makes me to be in my third year of college which is very exciting and is making me realize that time is going by so fast! When I was three years old, i was diagnosed with kyphoscoliosis (meaning abnormal curvature in the spine) and I had many back surgeries. There were complications in those surgeries which led me to be paralyzed from the waist down. This means that I use a wheelchair. BUT have no fear, I have never let my disability get the best of me. The year I turned six years old was the year I started doing sports which have kept me busy and taught me that my disability does not define who I am. You will learn more in this blog about my sports and the sports team I am involved with. Not only am I an athlete but I am also a writer! :) I have always enjoyed writing for as long as I could remember which leads me to my English/Writing major that I am in college.
Now above is the short version of who I am...amazing right? lol...no worries, you will learn more about me as you continue reading my blogs if you decide to stick with me throughout my experience of blog writing. Now, I know you are asking - what am I expecting out of this blog? What should you be expecting to read from these blog posts? Well, to answer the first question - I am expecting to share my thoughts about everyday life and to have others understand that people may have a disability but they (we) are the same as anyone else, we just see things in a different perspective :) Now to answer the section question - I am planning on writing about my life, the media (music, television, movies, etc.), sports (I am a HUGE New York Yankees, New York Jets, and New Jersey Devils fan as you will learn), disability awareness, maybe fashion (don't know yet), etc. I'm giving you a warning now, I can be very opinionated when it comes to things I'm passionate about (right friends/family?..lol..)
Well, I think that's about it for my first post...Oh wait, I forgot to talk about the title of this blog..lol..I'm sure you are all wondering where did Wiki-Wheelz come from. Well one of my friends gave me the nickname one New Year's Eve night because I was able to name all the singers, songs that were played, and presenters of the Dick Clark's New Year's Rocking Eve...lol...and the nickname has stuck with me ever since, as well as many other nicknames I have...You will also learn throughout my blog that I have some crazy friends but they are the best friends I could ever ask for...They're more than just friends to me but they are also family :)
Well ok, I was so not expecting to write this much for my first blog post but there we go. So I hope you will give me a chance throughout this blog experience and I hope you get something out of it as well! :)
BTW - you can follow me on twitter and instagram @CGoerlich.
Until next time
CGoerlich <3
