Year in Review

My last few memories of my involvement as a Mount Leadership Scholar are some of the sweetest. Most of these moments took place in a lodge at Camp Akita in Hocking Hills. It was sweet to be united with my first friends at Ohio State, many of whom I had been separated from in my second year. We bonded over campfires, late nights, books, and old memories. My favorite attribute was my reading of The Alchemist prior to the retreat. My favorite quote from the book that really defines the legacy in which I have come to grasp in my time at Ohio State is:

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

In my 6 months as a Northern Lights Homework Help Volunteer, I have come to value the action of servant leadership, community assets, educational equity and diversity.

This experience has shaped my worldview and allowed me to reflect deeper on my identities. This means questioning who I associate with in a group, whether this is still a part of who I am as an individual, and deciding who I want to become.  This was the first experience in which I began fully emerging into the mold of an ally and an advocate for the Columbus immigrant and refugee communities.