I want to begin with how glad I am that I was able to attend this summer program at UC Berkeley. Throughout the week I made connections and bonds with everybody in the program. This was possible because everybody was so kind, easygoing, and open-minded. Additionally as our bonds strengthened, there were some great moments where we exhibited cooperation, humor, and great empathy. When the last day came, many of us were crestfallen because we were most likely never going to see each other again. These people we weren't going to see again became family within a short week.

What I also enjoyed was the fact that we had our economic lectures and workshops in the morning with breaks in between. This allowed us to get up and stretch so we wouldn't get bored or irritated sitting. After lunch from 12:00-1:00 we usually would split into groups and complete activities that required us to take leadership and reflect on what we could've done better. We then would debrief as a whole group and go off for free time and dinner until about 6:30. At the end of the day we come back together and do more reflections and check-ins before we departed for another hour of free time. For the most part, each day was pretty much similar to the other. On one of the days we had to dress in business casual for dinner with Russ Roberts and a few guests. Russ Roberts is an economist who received an award from FTE for his work. On the last day we took a couple of surveys and did a few more activities to close the day. To conclude the night we had a party where we danced, talked and enjoyed each others presence for the last time.