https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva en-us 2023-06-04 21:10:20 UTC 2023-06-04 23:19:16 UTC hello@padlet.com adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614128104 My river begins in New York City where it continues to flow. My name is Adrian and I am currently 16 years old. I was born in the winter, however, on that December afternoon the weather exceeded 60 fahrenheit.]]> 2023-06-04 21:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614128104 adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614128105 My journey starts with a mobile app that my dad downloaded for me. From here on, I began my engagement in geopolitics.]]> 2023-06-04 21:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614128105 adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614132526 My interests in geography led me to qualify for the US Geography Olympiad and participate from 5th to 9th grade. The majority of competitors were high schoolers which was intimidating at first. However, it made me more excited to continue competing as I got older.]]> 2023-06-04 21:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614132526 adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614159632 When I got to high school (pictured here), I was glad to find that there were like minded people with aspirations and who were open minded. Here, I realized that rivers have curves before deltas -- I struggled to keep up with school and extracuricculars. One in class particular that made me realize I could not just wing assignments was AP Biology. I had never been a STEM student so the workload seemed tedious. I later arrived at the delta where school came across much easier.]]> 2023-06-04 22:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614159632 adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614165610 In my Freshman year of high school, I studied in Paris for the summer where I stayed with a hostmom. I arrived excited to be immersed in the culture and the language. On the contrary, I was so upset and homesick on my first night there. I even recall accidentally breaking the shower head. I struggled through my first week until I sat down with my hostmom and we conversed.]]> 2023-06-04 23:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614165610 adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614166245 Now I continue to write letters to her and speak French at school.]]> 2023-06-04 23:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614166245 adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614166531 So one could say that this windy road is an example of my life]]> 2023-06-04 23:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614166531 adrianber7 https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614168432 Although Model UN already existed, I started the Critical Diplomacy Club which is essentially a mock trial club. The Model UN club was practically run as a bureaucracy -- contrary to the real world organization -- which made it imperative to start the club.]]> 2023-06-04 23:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianber7/jg8bvua63g1d2qva/wish/2614168432