By Yesica Mena
DMACC Student
Before anything else, I just want to say that I had a great time at the presentation of The Buried Life. Those guys are awesome, and they definitely know how to get the audience’s attention. They shared with us their stories and how it all started. Dave, Ben, Jonnie, and ,Duncan, all four of them, felt like they weren’t getting anywhere in life. Therefore, they decided to come up with the list of the things they wanted to do before they died. Providing pictures and short videos, they gave us an insight of what they had already accomplished already such as play basketball with the president and riding a bull. They were also very positive about life. One thing that they mentioned was to always be ourselves and never be afraid to speak up. They also said to never let someone else decide for ourselves. Life is too short to waste it; we need to live it to the fullest no matter what. But I got to admit that my favorite part was when Ben smashed the guitar on stage, accomplishing one more item in their list. I think it was amazing that we got to witness one of their items come true. It happened here, in Iowa, DMACC’s Boone Campus! I think The Buried Life will be one of my favorite experiences at DMACC. Overall, the presentation was a success. I don’t think there was anyone at the auditorium who didn’t laugh or smile during the entire presentation.
Editor’s Note: Students in Professor Jerrine McCaffrey’s contemporary literature class were asked to write a personal essay about the “Buried Life” presentation on campus on Oct. 16. We have reprinted one of the essays here with permission.
DMACC Student
Before anything else, I just want to say that I had a great time at the presentation of The Buried Life. Those guys are awesome, and they definitely know how to get the audience’s attention. They shared with us their stories and how it all started. Dave, Ben, Jonnie, and ,Duncan, all four of them, felt like they weren’t getting anywhere in life. Therefore, they decided to come up with the list of the things they wanted to do before they died. Providing pictures and short videos, they gave us an insight of what they had already accomplished already such as play basketball with the president and riding a bull. They were also very positive about life. One thing that they mentioned was to always be ourselves and never be afraid to speak up. They also said to never let someone else decide for ourselves. Life is too short to waste it; we need to live it to the fullest no matter what. But I got to admit that my favorite part was when Ben smashed the guitar on stage, accomplishing one more item in their list. I think it was amazing that we got to witness one of their items come true. It happened here, in Iowa, DMACC’s Boone Campus! I think The Buried Life will be one of my favorite experiences at DMACC. Overall, the presentation was a success. I don’t think there was anyone at the auditorium who didn’t laugh or smile during the entire presentation.
Editor’s Note: Students in Professor Jerrine McCaffrey’s contemporary literature class were asked to write a personal essay about the “Buried Life” presentation on campus on Oct. 16. We have reprinted one of the essays here with permission.