Trevor

  The last book I read for enjoyment was called “Lost In The Stream”. I picked this book up because it was written by one of the local fishermen out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach. He tells the story of when he and his captain set out from Florida to Cancun and hit a rogue wave. The captain described the wave like it was out of the movie “the perfect storm”. When the boat went down into the wave, the impact was so hard it split the boat in half. There wasn't enough time to grab the life jackets or flares before they were floating in the water. In the book the author says he was not a very religious man but when this tragedy occurred, the first thing he did was pray, over and over and over again. There were a lot of miracles that happened during the time they were treading water. One specific thing was when the life jackets and flares that were in a backpack in the front of the boat floated up beside them. He battled with thoughts on his life ending this way but stayed strong an...

  Hi, my name is Trevor Brooks. I was born and raised in Ashland, Virginia, where I've lived with my parents and brother my whole life. Ashland is a very small town with only about 7,500 people residing there. It is located about 30 minutes north of Richmond on Interstate 95. Like I said, I've lived there my whole life and wouldn't ever want to move anywhere else. I enjoy hunting during the fall and winter, and fishing in the spring and summer. I have a 400 acre farm behind my house and that is where I hunt. I also have a river house in Gloucester, Virginia, and that is where I usually reside in the summer. I have fished my whole life but it's not as enjoyable now that it is a job (yes you can make money fishing). I am a mate on a charter boat but when I started actually working it sucked the fun right out of it. I used to go for pleasure and to spend time with my dad and brother but now I will only go if I am making money. I chose to come to CNU because of how competit...