As I attended my first Model United Nations committee session this summer, I have found myself to grow as a leader and have also managed to enhance my public speaking skills through the many speeches I've shared. I have met many amazing people at this program who I got to learn alongside as we were taught the history of the United Nations and the basic rules and procedures that we would follow once we entered the committee room. This summer I got the chance to become the delegate of Spain and took part in discussing the topics of discrimination against women as well as the issue of child soldiers; eventually, writing resolutions with the other delegates to solve them. This program has taught me that when we put aside our differences and work passionately on fixing an issue, whether it concerns our community or country, we just may be able to make a change. This was my first time living on a college campus and I must say it was absolutely wonderful being able to live on a campus as beautiful as UCLA's. I also met some inspiring people at this program and got to discuss the application process with an admissions counselor of UCLA who, like me, used to live in a low income community. Hearing his story and how he beat the odds has made me become more determined in achieving my goal of attending a 4-year university in the future and eventually gaining a career in law. So once again, thank you for having allowed me to experience a program as life changing as Model United Nations’s.

As I attended my first Model UN committee session this summer, I found myself growing as a leader and managed to enhance my public speaking skills through the many speeches I shared. I met many amazing people at this program who I got to learn alongside as we studied the history of the United Nations and its basic rules and procedures once we entered the committee room. This summer, I got the chance to become the delegate of Spain and took part in discussing the topics of discrimination against women as well as the issue of child soldiers, eventually writing resolutions with the other delegates to solve them. This was my first time living on a college campus, and I must say it was absolutely wonderful being able to live on a campus as beautiful as UCLA's. So once again, thank you for having allowed me to experience a program as life-changing as Model United Nations’s.

Before I leave for my trip to attend the Model United Nations Summer Institute at UCLA I would like to thank all those who have generously donated money towards my campaign. I am honored that you have taken part in allowing me to attend the summer program of my dreams. As of now, I am rather anxious about attending this program because I have never lived on a college campus before, yet I am also very excited to meet new people once I become a delegate for the week. My school year has, I believe, allowed me to evolve into a better student and has already exposed me to the rigorous task of achieving what I want to gain out of each class. This was my first year taking an AP course, AP world history, and it was in this course that I was able to take part in debating and discussing world topics and their effects today. It is because of this that I feel confident in my abilities to take on the task of becoming a delegate in this program and hopefully enhance my abilities as a future leader.