One of the Best Experiences In My Life

My time at United States with 13 great people was truly incredible. We all had great time and unforgettable memories. A moment that I will never forget is how the fire alarm started ringing when I was almost ready to sleep. It was scary, but I have a smile on my face when I’m writing about it.

The seminars and the lectures that we had with Professor Stuart Levy were really inspiring for me. I learnt what social entrepreneurship is and how to start your own company. The reason why I got inspired is because I never thought that timing is important to create your own business. At the end of the week, we had a final group project which we had to prepare, and it was the first time that I enjoyed working on a group project.

The places that we visited were all remarkable. We went to many places and I really enjoyed all of them but two of the places really touched my heart which were Newseum and Peace Players International. Newseum was a museum about journalism and as I was walking through the museum, I was getting more and more emotional because my parents are also journalists and i realised how hard being a journalist is, and how hard it is to capture a moment. Our visit to Peace Players International changed my perspective about sports. I never thought that sports can change so many teens’ opinion. We watched a video about two girls, which were from countries that are in a conflict and they had to chance to get along because of the Peace Players.

I want to end this by pointing out that it was an experience which helped me to develop myself in many ways.
-Ilke