impossible is nothing
Michelle
Cleveland High School '08
OneWorld Now! has been a big part of my success during the last two years of high school.
I started the program my junior year learning Arabic after school and attending leadership workshops every Friday. At the end of the year I was so surprised at how much of a commitment I put into this program.
OneWorld Now! also offered many more opportunities. My heart was in studying abroad, but I never thought it was possible financially. I was told by OneWorld Now! that I should 'never let money be a factor', and I got this amazing opportunity to travel to Morocco, immerse myself in Arabic culture and further develop my language skills.
My OneWorld Now! journey did not stop there. During my senior year OneWorld Now! helped me with college application preparations and, in the fall, I will be attending the University of Washington.
When I was struggling with my senior project, and had only two weeks left to come up with a project, I went to OneWorld for advice. They were able to help me develop a workshop on the growing population of multiracial people in the US.
The day I held my workshop more than half of the OneWorld staff was there to support me. That meant so much to me. They were like my ultimate support system.
Throughout these two years of being involved in OneWorld Now! I see it as more than just a program. I see the staff and students as a big multicultural family that is making a change. OneWorld Now! is definitely a good example of Mohamed Ali's saying, "Impossible is nothing".
gates of opportunity
Ali
Roosevelt High School '08
Everything about OneWorld Now! is great. The staff members are like my older brothers and sisters. They've helped me in every possible way.
They have played a big role in my college application process. Starting from the winter session to the end of the school year, they have been helping me to get in to a good college, where I can continue studying and elarning about the world around me. I will be attending Evergreen State College in the fall.
OneWorld Now! has created a lot of opportunities for me that I believe I never could have had if I were not in the program.
One of the biggest opportunities I got through OneWorld Now! was the chance to go abroad to Egypt for a month to study and practice my Arabic. I never imagined that I would ever in my life go abroad or to Egypt.
The experience had a great impact on my life. It has changed me in so many ways that I never thought possible. While I was abroad I didn't know what was changing inside me, but I knew that I was changing.
When I got back home I felt that change in me: I was more responsible, and though a lot more about the people around the world who have much less and am thankful for what I have here.
I have also become more patient, because while abroad I didn't know the language so well, and had to think things through before I acted.
They have taught me to be a leader, and not just think about myself, but to also think about those people around me.
OneWorld Now! has opened the gate of opportunities for me, and id on't know how to thank them. I hope that one day I can return and give back.
