My past as prologue to my future
1. Studying abroad in New Zealand for a year: First experience of travel and independence. Also where I found my love for running
2. Camp Warren: Gave me sense of self, leadership, and confidence.
3. Meeting Greg Mortenson and interviewing him on this efforts for bringing schools to Pakistan.
4. Mission trip to Israel: Continued to broaden my world view, became increasingly involved in politics.
5. Journalist/ editor of newspaper: Became involved in rights of women and children in Africa and the middle east.
6. Wilderness First Responder course: Inspired my love for emergency medicine and want for medical training.
I find a theme in culture involvement and the passion for discovering new worlds. I find that my love for writing can and has been translated into giving those who may not have a voice, a story. I also find my love for emergency and back country care translate into my current degree in Nursing.
What I am struggling with now is how could I bring these two passions and meanings into one?
II. Imagine the Possibilities
My vision is to empower women through the means of education.
I believe many individuals around the world have begun the campaign for women's rights and if I could get the ball rolling somehow, in a larger way, that if I were gone others could step up and continue my work. I believe other people can become inspired by the work that I hope to be doing someday. I can see others wanting to do their part in providing women with the basic needs of education and saying that this is also a project that they want to become committed to.
My project is like growing a heart out of stem cells. It's tedious. It takes time. It may not always work, but it is possible.
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