"My name is Blake Hamilton and I joined Global Student Embassy a year ago. I have since become much more engaged in my local community as well as GSE's partner community in Ecuador. These experiences have been so important to me, especially because they have shifted my awareness and orientation towards the world and my community. My passion for environmental activism was catalyzed by Global Student Embassy, and I am now at the point where I hope to be considered an activist myself. I want to make a positive change in our world,...
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"GSE has been a big part of my life for the past 2 years. Last winter I hosted a student from Ecuador named Raisa, who quickly became one of my best friends. I feel so lucky to have had the chance to visit Raisa in her home town, Bahia de Caraquez when I traveled with GSE to do reforestation work last spring. Before I took part in the reforestation project I had no idea how huge the problem of logging is in Ecuador. At our site we could hear chainsaws cutting down trees in the distance almost as fast as...
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"I've been involved in Global Student Embassy for the past two years, and am inspired that I have the opportunity as a young person to organize and work together with other students to accomplish common goals. Global Student Embassy has been important in my development as a person, especially my sense of confidence and ability to speak up in group settings. Volunteering at the Village Park Garden has taught me gardening techniques while at the same time enabling me to help the less fortunate through the donation of nourishing food. GSE helped me realize that if I put my heart and...
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"Mi experiencia en Ecuador y aqui es que aprendemo a trabayar en grupo como una sola familia todos unidos por una sola razon para ayudar al planeta. A conocer hacer heurs amigos aprender y ensenar de nuestra cultura a como vevemos y sonomos en Ecuador. Tambien porque me gustaria ser siempre. Parte de este equipo que ayuda a parte de este equipe que ayuda a como comer sano y a no esar quinicos en nuestra form a de vida. 

En Ecuador es una gran experiencia porque alla trabajo con mis amigoes y compeneros y con ninos muy peque nos a los...
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"I was first introduced to GSE during my sophomore year at Analy after returning from my year-long stay in Ghana. The club sounded exciting, but i was intimidated by the upperclassmen who were involved, especially being new to Analy. This year I made the decision to commit to working with the GSE community and am so grateful I did. Contrary to my previous worries, the students in GSE are some of the most friendly and accepting people I know. From working in the garden on Wednesdays, to taking trips to the Jenner headlands on some Saturdays, to the big Ecuador...
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"Throughout the first semester of my junior year at Analy High School I’ve had the privilege to make a direct and meaningful impact on our community here in Sonoma County. Working with Global Student Embassy, I have helped to maintain the Village Park Garden that grows organic produce for local people in need. This spring, a group of my classmates and I will have the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge we’ve gained in a school garden project in Ecuador. In addition to building a garden with local high school students in Bahia de Caraquez, we will also work...
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