Cory Jenks: International Celebrity Part 2
Alright, you all have waited long enough. I promised a sequel to my “International Celebrity” post and true to my word I am going to deliver. Last we left, my friend Jenna ran into a couple of gals I went to high school with while in Spain studying abroad. What are the odds, right? I mean, there is NO WAY another person I went to USC with would run into another person I went to high school? Absolutely, no way no how. Not so?
When I was home in May doing my pharmacy rotation, I went and checked out a baseball game. It was a pretty typical night for me. Noting crazy, just catching a little hardball on a sweltering Tucson summer night. While I was down at the field, I ran into a guy I played baseball with in high school, Jake. Well, to be more accurate, our playing days began way back in little league. So, as you can see, we have some history, and I hadn’t seen him since I graduated in 05’ and it was great to catch up with him and see how he had been enjoying his college life at Northern Arizona University. Anyways, when the game ended, we went our separate ways, end of reunion.
Let’s fast forward to the beginning of this year when I was out at the back to school ice cream social event for the student organization, Hillel. I was kind of making the rounds when I ran into Sharon, a girl I had helped at orientation a couple of summers ago. As often happens when we return to school, the subject of “how summer vacation” was discussed. I explained my time working in the pharmacy for my rotation, then working in the pharmacy to pay bills, it was a very pharmacy intensive summer recap. She told me about her trip to Israel when it seemed a light bulb went off in her head.
Sharon immediately mentioned that she had met someone from Arizona on her trip to Israel. She said that there was a group from Northern Arizona University as well, and she had gotten talking with one of the guys. She mentioned she went to USC and he said that HE knew someone that had gone to USC as well. They waited a moment, and then said, “Cory Jenks!?” It was almost the same moment that had occurred earlier in the summer with my friends in Spain! I can only assume the next few minutes were sent singing the praises of yours truly, but seriously, what are the odds?
So there you have it: two countries, two chance meetings, and two times that Cory Jenks has made an impact around the globe! How about that? Anyways, I hope you enjoyed my stories of international fame. Are you impressed? I sure hope so! Take care!