I've always loved helping people. I've wanted to be a teacher since middle school, and since then I've found myself enjoying leadership opportunities. Not because I like to be in charge, that's only a plus, but mainly because I enjoy guiding people in the right direction.

So going through the process of applying and interviewing to be a Presidential Host at my school, more commonly known as a tour guide, was an easy and exciting process. Despite how busy I am this semester, and already stressed even though it is the first week of school, I could not go a semester without giving tours.

Currently two new members on the cross-country team reminded me that I was their tour guide and although I know I wasn't the sole purpose they attended my school, I still feel like I made an impact on them. I hope that I made an impact on all my tours last year and I continue to do so this semester.

I like that feeling, knowing I've done something good, that I've made an impact on their live or anyone's life in general.

I'm not the type of person who believes in "good karma" either, I don't believe that doing something good will automatically make it so something good happens to you as well. It's not a chain reaction, that's not how the world works, and I don't believe it should either. Kindness should be out of the bottom of someone's heart and not with any other intention except helping someone else.

These past years I have grown to love helping others and being a guide in their lives, and in 3 short days I will be beginning a new endeavor of tutoring and being a mentor for a 9 year old boy with Autism. Meeting him yesterday it completely blew my mind, because if the parents hadn't told me he had autism I would've never guessed. He is by far one of the happiest and friendliest little boy I have ever met. Even at a such a young age I hope to make some sort of influence in his life.