Recently, I had the opportunity to make snack packs for children in Ohio with the Pen Pals club. I learned of the rising rates of child hunger and the steps many organizations are taking to combat these frightening statistics. The snack packs we made included healthier options which will allow for all nutritional needs to be met. I hope to attend more Pen Pal meetings and stay involved with the fight to end childhood hunger.
Growing up in America, I have always been exposed to a certain melting pot of cultures and ideals. However, with my entire family being from Poland our household is filled to the brim with polish culture. From the countless visits to my parents hometowns, to the days in polish school, I was raised as Polish as an American can get. I love my heritage and my language. The pride I get fron telling others that I am Polish is immense. I hope to spread and inform others on how to make pierogi and how to say hello and good bye. I hope to enrich others with the knowledge I have gained and will gain through my Polish minor.
Why does the brain behave as it does? Are our personalities and actions predetermined just by a set of codes within our DNA or are they developed throughout our childhood? The study of the brain and psychology fascinates me and I hope to continue the study of neuroscience throughout my years in college.
The amygdala, hypothalamus, cerebellum, without any one of these structures, the human body would cease to exist. With other bodily organs like the pancreas, liver, and muscles relying on the brain; why don’t we fully understand this skull encapsulated organ? The mystery behind the brain is as vast as the mystery of the ocean floor and my dream is to one day operate on this mysterious grey and white matter that makes you, you.
This dream to specifically operate on the brain was discovered junior year while taking AP Psychology. I was most notably shaped the day before winter break, 2017, when university students came in to give a neuroscience presentation. That was that day I held a human brain and spinal cord saw each crease of the brain and felt central nervous system nerves. A moment of awe took over me, and with full faith, I established that the study of the brain is my academic future.
The brain is the most intricate organ of the human body, one that takes years to understand, the organ with which you are reading and understanding my words at this very second, the organ that I wish to devote my life to. The brain is fuel to my intellectual dreams and the seed of my growing knowledge.
Recently, I created a student organization dedicated to helping children with neurological disabilities. This organization was created in honor of my uncle Adam. Adam was like an older brother to me, he suffered from various disorders and passed away three years ago. His loss weighed heavily upon my family and after his death, I realized how many things he missed out on the sole basis of his disability. People treated him differently just because he looked and sounded different. Others assumed he wasn’t capable of many things, what they didn’t know is that he wrote for hours about sports history and was hands down the wisest person.
Adam’s Angels is both a tutoring and social program for children in the Columbus area of ages five to ten. With social programs like going to the Columbus Zoo, and watching Disney movies, students will bond with one another and families will establish long-lasting bonds. Our tutoring programs include all subjects from science to social studies and are highly personalized to each student. Adam’s Angels offers children in Columbus the opportunities my uncle never had, and I am hoping for amazing results!
Hello everyone! My name is Julia Nawara and I am very excited to officially be a Buckeye. I am from the Chicago suburbs and am a freshman here at Ohio State. My family immigrated from Poland in the early 2000s, I am a first-generation college student and American. In high school, I was passionate about chemistry, math tutoring, surgical-bay volunteering, and leading my tennis team as captain. I am now a neuroscience major on a pre-medical track and an Advocates for Community and Education scholar. My goal for the future is to become a physician within the dermatology or anesthesiology field. Within my first few months at Ohio State, I have become involved in 4 Paws for Ability, Adam’s Angels, and ACES! I am the founder and President of Adam’s Angels. This is a student organization dedicated to helping children with neurological disabilities in the Columbus area via tutoring and social programs. I truly do believe that every individual and organization member makes a difference! Furthermore, I am very excited to further my knowledge in the field of neuroscience and eventually be able to apply it to Adam’s Angels!
Thank you,
Julia Nawara