A story I picked up from AmeriCares; "An elderly man was walking along the beach. He saw that a storm had washed up onto the sand what looked like thousands of starfish, now all dying in the sun. He then saw a little boy picking up starfish, one by one, and gently returning them to the safety of the sea so they would live.

The man said to the boy, 'Why are you bothering? Can’t you see there are thousands of starfish dying here? What possible difference can you make?'

The little boy picked up one more of the starfish and returned it to the sea, and said to the man, 'It made a difference to that one.'"

http://www.americares.org/who-we-are/our-history/remembering-bob-macauley.html

My passion for helping those born into a world with little access to the basic resources they need to survive is what drives me to commit my time and career aspirations towards empowering people around the world to live the lives they deserve. After interning at a global health and emergency response non-profit this summer that works with partners in Honduras, I look forward to the opportunity to now be able to gain the perspective from the other end, alongside the inspiring heroes who I know will be changing my life and I hope our group will be able to do the same for the Honduras community we travel to.

To learn more about the UConn student Global Brigades, click on the link:
http://www.uconnglobalbrigades.com/

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