TMTOWTDI

This post is part of a series of essays I will be posting. “Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” –Theodore Roosevelt As far back as I can remember, the thrill of learning has excited me. To [...]

This post is part of a series of essays I will be posting. In the summer of 2007 I attended an international B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (a Jewish youth group) three-week summer experience called Kallah. Kallah focused on learning about the vast spectrum of Jewish thought, ritual, culture, and Judaism’s perspective on modern issues. In [...]

I went along as a counselor-ish person on my school’s freshmen trip to Big Bend National Park! To go I had to write an essay that was reviewed by our Head of School. Seven seniors went on the 9th grade trip and two on the 10th grade trip. Everyone–teachers, administrators, students, and seniors–had an amazing [...]