Chayse J. Adams


Aug. 30, 2010



Introduction to Me, Chayse Adams

My name is Chayse Jacobus Adams. I’m from St. Joseph, MO and I’ve lived here all my life. I graduated from Lafayette High School in 2010. I like to play sports but wrestling is my favorite sport of all. I wrestled for seven years and made it all the way to State my Senior year. Other than sports I like to hunt, fish, hang out with friends, family, and my girlfriend. I am what they call a people person. I like to talk, meet new people, and help in any way I can. I like to laugh and have fun anywhere I am. I’m going to get into the Physical Therapy Assistant program here at Missouri Western.

I haven’t been reading much this summer but towards the end of this last school year I was reading a series of fiction books called “A Rangers Apprentice”. It’s based on a medieval kind of secret agent slash expert warrior theme. I never really enjoyed reading that much but I did find myself reading on my own spare time with that series, which I have not finished by the way if it’s of any concern. I actually found last year that I do enjoy reading old western kind of books and war story books as well. Until my junior year my favorite book was “hatchet” by Garry Paulson but for an assignment I had to choose from a large list which from I chose a book that at this point in time I cannot remember the author of but the name of the book is “With the Old Breed” and I absolutely loved it! It is about a young man that joins the United States Marine Corps. And his experiences he encountered in World War Two fighting on the Islands of Japan in the Pacific. I have read several war books before and since that book but none top its style and imagery you experience while reading, at least for me, so far.

As far as writing goes, I love to write about sports, especially wrestling! I like to relate wrestling to experiences you face in life and the obstacles one must overcome. As a wrestler you are broken down mentally and physically. It really puts your mind and body to the ultimate test. I know it may sound repetitive but I just want to emphasize on how much I have learned about myself and how much you can take before the breaking point and how life lessons learned in that sport have given me encouragement and the confidence to peruse anything I put my mind to! I really hope that I will have the opportunity to write about that this year. I feel that some of my best work comes from my perspective I have on the many ways wrestling relates to so many topics. I look forward to showing you what I mean.