Sam
A book Sam published last year. He interviewed 101 people about their experience in college.
One of Sam's favorite records. He grew up loving music. He plays in a jazz band.
Ankeny, Iowa
"Keep going when things are tough, keep you head down and keep running”
“Always be balanced”
"I'm a 10ft tall sunflower. They grow up to 15ft!! I'm 2/3 of the way there."
There are some things that if I haven't been as lucky as I was, my life wouldn't be as good as it is today."
Sunflower
"They can grow tall and can grow in very harsh conditions. They always face the sun."
Poster designed by his old sister, Amy. She drew young Sam on a scooter with his iconic backpack that he has been using for years.
"I like who I am right now, and if I grow more I grow, if I don't I am happy with who I am right now."
"The weather was always good, like a light drizzle. A good kind of rain that always kept me nourished. If there was any hardship, it was a concrete. At early age, it was really hard to grow, and there was a lot of things that could have stopped me from growing into who I am today. My family life was especially hard when I was a kid. That's when it has to be the most safe and it wasn't. School was also not always that easy.
