I made one of the best decisions of my life one year ago that opened up a new chapter of my life. It gave me an opportunity to do what I never thought I'd be able to do. I finally got the chance to have a voice in my community and to a national audience. One year ago today, I was accepted as a Content Creator for Odyssey.

I remember it like it was yesterday. I got an email saying someone loved my Odyssey sample and that they wanted me to write for the chapter.

I remember thinking to myself, "What on Earth do I write about?" I spent hours thinking about what I'm passionate about? Something that was lacking in the media nowadays was passion. There seemed to be a lack of "voice behind the words."

I ended up writing this article, which changed my life. It went viral in just a couple of days, and I was being shared by mentors, inspirations and friends who didn't even know I wrote it.

Odyssey has given me an opportunity to grow and share my ideas and thoughts with others who actually care. It is not every day you get an opportunity to represent your community to this huge scale.

I have seen this website grow exponentially. From when our main image was this:

Now, I am the Social Media Director of my chapter, and am a Community Ambassador for Odyssey. I get to give unrepresented communities the same opportunity I got when I started at Odyssey. It comes full circle. I have met some of the greatest people in my life through Odyssey, and I will forever be grateful.