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| I first saw Matt Smith on Mtv's Real World New Orleans Season 9. Just known as Matt he caputred my little heart. His funky eclectic style and his incredible demeanor won me over, and the fact that he is catholic and has a cool website counted highly. During the show, I could relate to him and how much he expressed his faith. He helped me through a time in my life when i was struggling with my faith. |
| After the show had aired, I never stopped thinking about him, but never thought much of it. Then I found out he was the National Life Teen Spokesman and was so suprised, he was involved with the same program that I am involved with. It was crazy, I never thought I would ever meet him but always joked that one day I would. I traveled to Toronto with my Life Teen family to attend WYD 2002 to see the Pope, I knew Matt was there somewhere but never thought I would see him. Until one of the last days, I was walking with my group and from a distance I saw his beauty walking towards me. He was too far away for the others to tell if it was him, but I knew. I challenged the group that it was him and no one believed me. Then i mustered up the nerve to scream his name and wave, he responded with a "hey, whats going on". I was happy for like two weeks after that. I returned home and estatically told all the little girls at church about my adventure. |
| Being a Core Team member for Life Teen, you have to attend a training conference. I found out we were going to be attending the training conference in Mesa, Arizona and not in Atlanta, Georgia. I didnt know I would really meet him, but I was determined to meet him somehow. I thought it would be a good idea to buy him a little something if I did get the opportunity to meet him. At the training conference we attended mass at St. Tim's, in Mesa, Arizona, thats when I saw him. Yes, I did start to tear up and I did get made fun of by all my fellow Core memebers.After mass, my sister, my friend Diane and myself went over to say hello, and of course my sister scared him and we just briefly talked. At the conference, I wanted to talk to him so badly but didnt know what to say. I congered up the nerve to ask him to talk, I gave him his present and he loved it and we talked to about a half an hour. I didnt care how much I got made fun of that weekend, because I did what I set out to do. I will remember that day forever. |