Positivity, Grit, Kindness

“None of the human qualities can be regarded as the social values without the one quality of humanity” 

~J. Tisa

Dear Admissions Committee,

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I still had homework left from the night before. I was not motivated and knew it would be a bad day unless I changed my approach. So I thought about being positive, having grit, and being kind. All good humans are positive, have grit, and be kind. I try to live out these qualities every day because it makes my life better and the people around me better.

    I am a super energetic person but I normally use my energy by focusing on skiing. I ski almost everyday on my backyard setup, which is pallets covered in turf and a rail to slide at the end, where I get a ton of energy out. Because I love extreme sports I know that I will get injured at some point.

   “Skiing is art,” it’s the saying of my friend Henry’s company Jibskin Apparel. I met Henry through my ski program, he is super driven and inspired to grow his company.

Community and the place it has in our lives

“He who masters the power formed by a group of people working together has within his grasp one of the greatest powers known to man.” 

~Idowu Koyenikan

    Community is one of the best ways to feel supported. The boys at my camp made me feel like I was part of a community more than ever before. Throughout the year I go about doing whatever I want until the summer, when for the last five years I have returned to camp Kabeyun.

Change and Friendship on the Rez.

“People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad.”
~Bobby Knight

In Diary of a Wimpy Kid books #5-8 Greg Heffley, the main character, is in ninth grade. Greg’s best friend is named Rowley. They have known each other for a long time. Their friendship has had some rough patches but they’ve always stayed together, even when they change individually. There is a similar situation in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian with Junior and his friend Rowdy.