Although she has taught the same material for years, she still manages to bring tremendous passion and energy to each session of every class. It is impossible to be indifferent or bored with her, and if one tunes out for a moment in her class, it would equal to missing an entire session with anyone else. The environment of non-competitiveness permeates the campus. This is a wonderful feeling that allows students to set individual standards of success and appreciate learning for the sake of learning. The college experience involves building strong values and making difficult choices.
Nothing teaches students about the realities of everyday life better than helping one's community.
I have stayed involved in these activities because the people involved in them are amazingly warm and open. It was amazing to study among much older international professionals and to experience the first taste of life outside of a college environment. Through this experience, I realized the importance of valuing the friends and comforts that one has at the time. It is essential to live in the moment and not to think that the grass is greener on the other side. While interning at Summer Programs last summer I decided that events planning sparked a certain enthusiasm in me not so different from diplomacy, the field that I had planned on breaking into previously.