I felt welcome at American University; the advisors for Mastering Leadership were polite and very enthusiastic. I met people from different countries and backgrounds in this program. We had an opening ceremony to get to know each other more, and say why we are here and what do we want to accomplish within our six days in this program. We had a rope course that made us show our leadership skills to help our fellow members in our different groups. We were separated by different TA's which are our advisor during our stay in American University. Each group made an opening statement about themselves, and gave a group name. I remember my group's name was "The Radical Bowties". Our name was interesting compared to all the other groups. I met a group of girls who actually spoke Spanish and didn't know that much English. Since I first I spoke to them I felt like I knew them for forever. We had certain stuff in common. I would recommend this program to anyone who wants to become a Master in Leadership Skills. This summer was a great experience at American University at Washington DC. I would love to attend American University.