To start off I came to this program thinking "this is going to be hard...." and it actually was truly hard, but then at the same time, it was very interesting. It had me hooked the whole time to learn new things and meeting people from all over the world. I created some bonds with a girl from Italy, Hong Kong, Sacramento, and Virginia. Which to me is pretty cool and such a blessing because I saw they're perspective and I got to learn some interesting things about their culture. For example in Italy pizza with pineapple isn't a thing, it's only an American thing. Besides that I enhanced my public speaking by the end of the program I had a speech for 5 minutes about UC'S in LA, which was pretty cool since many of the students aren't from California. I also got to experience how the government way of discussing ideas worked. I got to debate whether we should stop fossil fuels which were very interesting as well as learning how some underground job can benefit the government so much. I am truly thankful to the people who helped me in my campaign so that I could attend this program. Thank you soo much! This won't be the only time I will stand out or talk about concerns around the world. I will keep doing so and one day is able to help make those changes.
Thanks!!