Getting to know: Alex

Hi Guys! As you can say by the tittle, I'm Alex, founder of Heroes of Today.
I've been really busy lately with all the senior year stuff but I wanted to write something to let go the stress. In this post I want you to get to know me.

• I'm 17 years old.
• I play basketball and soccer, and as you may noticed by the posts of HOT I used to do gymnastics when I was younger.
• My favorite subjects are physics and calculus, I just love numbers, they are universal and idk really cool.
• I have a thing for greek mythology.
• I LOVE to read.
• I'm a total Harry Potter nerd (hey potterheads!).
• I'm a big Jane Austen fan.
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is one of my favorite books.
• My favorite TV serie is Gilmore Girls.
• I want to be a mechatronic engineer.
• I'm from México.
• I have a boyfriend, he used to be my best friend.
• I got into my dream college but I wont study there because even with a scholarship, my family can't afford it.
• I'm going to my local college which is pretty cool too and I'm actually excited about it. It will be nice to spend time with my family four more years.

And that's all I can thinks at 10:41 p.m.

Lots of love.

Alex.

Larissa Miller

If you saw the Rio Olympic Games in the female gymnastics category there was a special girl competing. I mean, they all flip and do special things, but this gymnast is not special because of the medals she won or didn't won. She is special because of her story.
Larissa Miller is an australian olympic gymnast. As much as we love her elegance, the thing we love the most about her is her strenght.
Larissa was raped by a extended family member between the ages five and sixteen. She broke the silence being a 23 year-old.
She is now an embassador  for child protection organisation Bravehearts.
Rape is something any child, teenager or adult should go through, and as Larissa, there are many cases of people that suffers in silence. We, as citizens of the world have the responsability to do something about it.
Larissa is an example of the phrase "it is never too late". It is never to late to break the silence and it is never too late to act.
Now, she protects australian kids from sexual abuse cause she knows what it is like to be raped and to keep it as a secret for so long.
Larissa Miller, the HOT team has never been more proud of you. You are protecting the future of the world.
Thank you for being so brave.

Gour Marial

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guor Mading Maker, also known as Guor Marial  (born 15 April 1984) is a South Sudanese track and field athlete. He is a Dinkatribesman.

Maker competed in the men's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Due to civil war that saw South Sudan split from Sudan, he has refused to compete under the flag of the latter, stating that, "It would be betraying my people". He was one of four athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics under the Olympic flag rather than that of an individual country.

This athlete inspired the HOT team not just because he is a really good at track and field, I mean, he is going to Rio, we all know that means he is capable of great things; the real reason we admire him is beacuse his perseverance and for never giving up even when all the odds were against him.

He lost 8 siblings, he was a refugee, he didn't see his parents for nearly 20 years! and still, he is out there showing the world what he can do.

Do you guys know how he escaped from his captors? I know you can guess. 

Yes, running.

Gour Marial is an inspiration, and the world should know his story.  

We encourage you to learn more about him.

Love, the HOT team.

Maggie Nichols

Team USA is always a must watch when you are talking about gymnastics.
The trials came and went, the team was announced and not everyone was okay about it, but well, we do not choose the team, the professionals do.
One of the things that pissed people off the most was the absence of Maggie Nichols on the team, people wanted her to be at least an alternant, but in the gymnastics world nobody is injuries-free and regrettably that was the reason (in my opinion) that caused this situation.
The HOT team loves Maggie and will cheer on her college career in the same amount we did on her elite career.
We want to share you this amazing essay she wrote https://t.co/ODdOVfIl58 , we loved it and hope you do as well.
Today we choose Maggie as our role model. Maybe she didn't make the team, but she made her way to eveyone's heart with her class and humility.
YOU INSPIRED US!
Thank you SwaggieMaggie!

Love, the HOT team.

Class of 2016

So we are in graduation time.
The HOT team wants to cogratulate all the seniors that are leaving high school this year. You are the future of the world, go outside and show them how it is done.
Congratulations class of 2016!
Here some of the HOT favorite graduation related songs.

• Forever young- Alphaville.
• Time of our lives- Tyrone Wells. 
• See you again- Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth.
• It's time- Imagine Dragons.

Which are yours?

Ahmed Mohamed

2015, 2016. Time of changes, opportunities, freedom. That is what we all want to believe.

Unfortunately, stereotypes and prejudices are still part of our reality. And Ahmed Mohamed's case is an example.
Ahmed is a teenager that loves technology.
In 2015, Ahmed built a clock and wanted to show it to his engineering teacher, it was a big surprise when he told him not to show it to anyone.
Well, he did. And he was arrested for "trying to build a bomb". Weird uh?
Oh but, it is worth mentioning that Ahmed is part of the Islamic relgion. It makes sense now right?
Islamophobia.  That's the word for this.
Kids have to learn to love science, and we, we have to learn to support each other despiting race, sexuality or religion.

Ahmed is fine, he was invited to the White House and he received a scholarship from Qatar foundation. The point is, even when we are moving towards a world free of discrimination, there is still a long way to go.
Today, we, the HOT team, give him our unconditional support. Do you?

You are our choice Ahmed! You are our hero!
Keep making us proud.

The HOT team.

Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard is an outspoken activist in areas such as feminism, human rights, and gun violence. While most of her comments regarding these issues are posted via Twitter or Tumblr, she has spoken at the UN Women and US National Committee's annual conference as part of #TeamHeForShe, a feminist campaign.^[12]

In a series of tweets in January 2016, she stated that while she had "only ever liked boys" in the past, she was "open to liking any gender" and therefore she identifies as queer.

(Via wikipedia)

Rowan is also know as "Riley", the main character of "Girl meets world".

She is just 14 years old and already changing the world. She had the opportunity of using her fame as a tool for empowering young people and she did.
To us, the HOT team, she is a role model.

Rowan's speech (we day Minnesota 2015)