It was a freezing winter night in Moscow, Russia as I walked outside the airport searching for a person, holding a sign with my name on it. I started to wonder if my impulsive decision to volunteer at an orphanage in Russia really was a good idea. Having lived in Arizona my whole life, I thought that “dressing for cold weather” meant putting on a long sleeve shirt and jeans, so walking outside ...

This past year I packed up a few suitcases, and went to a University in Washington, DC, for the summer to brush up on some skills I needed for my career.On the first day of class I noticed a girl from New York was in a few of my classes. I like to think of my self as a kind, accepting person, but I really struggled not to judge this girl right away! Her clothes left nothing to the imagination, her ...