People to People Ambassadors Program, Harvard University

I also had the opportunity to attend a People to People camp this summer at Harvard University. We toured both the Harvard and MIT campuses as well as  the Boston Area. Along with an eight-hour course on The Seven Habits of a Highly Effective Teens, we did a service project. It combined two of my favorite things, organizing school supplies and helping little school kids. We sorted and compiled backpacks for 139 homeless elementary and middle school children in the Boston area. I loved seeing the difference that I was making and truly felt like a leader in this project. This camp really surprised me, I came in with some apprehension but in the end I got so much out of it. I met so many interesting people from all over the world. At my dinner table, was a student from Colorado to my left, a student from China to my right, someone from Germany in front of me, and another from Indonesia a few seats over. It was so eye-opening to hear about the different things we do in each of our own communities and cultures as well how much we have in common. I made unexpected friendships, was inspired to really push myself to do better in school and maybe even apply to Harvard :)