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Through most of elementary school and middle school I was in my own world mostly and spent most of my leisure time watching TV, on the internet, or just doing whatever brought me pleasure or made me comfortable.

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International Baccalaureate (IB)
In high school I participated in this advanced academic program where I took higher level college courses and had the opportunity to test in order to receive credit for college. Some aspects of the program were that I was required to complete CAS hours (creativity, action, service). Throughout the 3 years I was required to complete a number of volunteer hours, and this opened my eyes to see the community I lived in and start paying attention to the world around me. Some memerable initiatives include: Coordinating a fundraiser collecting pink yogurt lids school-wide for Breast Cancer Research with my friends. Also having a bake sale where we raised money for victims of a terrible earthquake in Haiti. Other volunteer projects I did regularly included helping at the food bank, and at the salvation army.

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This shaped me to zoom out of my own life and recognize that there were many ways I could make a difference by loving others in my community and in the world. It showed me that small acts of love can make an impact on lives. I learned that I am not a helpless bystander regarding the brokenness of the world, and that every good deed mattered and the Lord was pleased to use the small sacrifices I made to bless people. It made me want to continue to be involved in giving my time and resources to help others even as I left for college and it's a core value of mine that I have till this day as I serve in my church.

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Young girl, imaginative and adventurous. Loved solving problems, being in charge, taking the lead.

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Parent's separation, deciding that I had to work hard because I had seen how much my mother had sacrificed. Getting closer to God, finding strength within, creating a value system that anything less than excellent wasn't acceptable

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Got tired of perfection, started to learn humanity and liberal love. Still interested and working towards excellence. Discovering that a single path or pattern wasn't enough for me. I was made for so much more- Music, the gospel, helping people emotionally, the environment, agriculture, construction, and engineering, mentoring.

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Exploration, spreading my wings, learning and honing my potentials, in flight, soaring, marking territory/making my mark.

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In high school and college, I mostly kept to myself and didn't try to meet or talk to people. I spent most of my time on my laptop in my room watching tv shows and movies.

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In the middle of my first semester of college, I was eating by myself and a Junior named Deandra came and sat across from me and just started talking to me. We became friends and she eventually invited me to church. I went to church with her and after several months I became Christian!

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Getting to be in community with people and God.