I can't tell you how great it feels to be part of this amazing program for the second year. I can't wait to take you through my journey and share the amazing memories I will create in this chapter of my life. I am proud to be part of Team Tanzania 2019 & I am grateful to have the amazing team I'll be traveling with.

In my blog I will be telling you a little bit more about myself and a bit of how much my life has changed for the past year. I am currently a senior at Battle Mountain High School and I'm preparing myself for adulthood. I still can't believe how much can change in a single year. This time last year, things were completely different. One thing that hasn't changed is that I am writing to you a year later around the same time about the same topic. Myself.

My trip to Nicaragua really helped me grow as a person. I really got influenced to strive for what I want and to work hard for my dreams. I've always been the type of person to step back and take no action due to the fear of failure. But thanks to people like Karlie and Lisa-Marie really helped boost up my self esteem. They made me believe in myself when no one would and that's what's so amazing about the program, the people around it.

It's an amazing way to start changing the world. Thanks to my amazing experience with CGA,I've been getting more and more involved in my community. For the past months, I got selected to be part of Eagle County's First Generation Career Wise Program and I started working at a non-profit as a development apprentice & helping out the other departments. I got to speak at a school board about my experiences and I was accepted to the Colorado State Patrol Youth Academy and just to many to list that I still remain doing!

It’s amazing to see how many people want to see you do great things in life. It inspires me to think bigger and do things that I never thought I would be able to do. It inspires me to inspire others, to let them know to take the chance that they’ve been considering. It inspires me to be the face of the future. Last and foremost, it inspires me to talk to people and influence them that we can create a better tomorrow. TOGETHER.
I am excited to bring you along on my next adventure!!! #TANZANIA'19