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One of the main impacts CSA had in me was in terms of my faith. In other countries, we never had faith-related classes unlike in the Philippines. In CSA, alone, we would have youth masses every first friday of the month. For me, CSA really helped me further understand my faith and be more trusting and appreciative towards God.

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For a while during the pandemic, I started a small baking business with my mom. With this business, I had to learn how to manage my time between school and work. Although it may seem stressful at times, I truly love baking and I loved being productive. It was nice to have this opportunity to further develop my baking skills while making others happy with the food I bake.

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I created my youtube channel back in 2015 because it was my outlet to be creative while I share my experiences with the world. Making this channel showed me that I can do so much more with my platform. That's why, throughout the years, I decided that I wanted to improve my channel and make it more meaningful and impactful. Slowly, I am trying to create positive and honest videos that will be helpful to others!

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My experience in cheerleading has sparked my interest in the performing arts. Prior to this, I would have never thought of joining the cheerleading team because I didn't think I was talented in dancing. However, I worked hard and took a leap of faith when I auditioned and I'm really glad to have made the team!

Being on the team was hard work especially, when it came to the trainings. Although what kept me going was my loved of being on stage and performing in front of a crowd. I also loved the having a team of girls with me as they all somehow became like my own sisters.

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My thesis journey taught me that anything is  possible and that hard work pays off!

Moreover, this journey made me appreciate my thesis mates more because I couldn't have survived the term without them.

If there's anything that came out of this thesis, it was high grades and life long friends :)

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Studying abroad has opened my eyes to many different cultures as I was able to meet people from all walks of life.
As a result, I now have a special appreciation for their diversity and uniqueness. At the same time, I also started to have a passion for learning different languages.

Apart from that, being immersed to these progressive societies made me realize that there is so much more potential and room for growth for the Philippines especially, when it comes to the development of its infrastructures and transportation.

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It was my first time going to an elderly home and I was surprised with the number of elderly who were there.

After hearing their personal stories, majority of the elderly there said that they were there because their children could no longer take care of them. Some of their children already went abroad while some do not have enough money to provide and sustain for their parents.

This experience made me have a soft spot for the elderly. This experience made me want to give back more to the elderly and keep on visiting them so that I can be their companion and bring out the smiles on their faces.

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Taya-Kilos

We had a seminar educating the community on disaster preparedness.

We taught and suggested simple small business ideas.

We also distributed "Go-Bags" .

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Suri-Nilay

The community was mostly composed of low-income households who are in need of other ways to earn income.

The community was previously heavily affected by natural calamities.

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Masid-Danas

We got to know the community personally by having one-on-one sessions with the particular family assigned to us.

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Our thesis has been through such a journey. There have been many edits and changes throughout the two terms and yet, my thesis mates and I stayed resilient and pushed through it all.