A little about me. I am a sophomore at Western Washington University pursuing a degree in Human Services. I have been given the opportunity to study abroad this summer in South Africa. . My goal while there is to talk to the people that live there and see how the individual is contributing to the growth of the nation. The people that live in South Africa are constantly making the choice to be involved, to be a part of the change and I find that to be inspired. Here in America we have this widely accepted idea that the individual doesn't have the impact to create a large change. I want to dissect that idea and counterattack any of the excuses that we accept, I want to learn how to be the change and how to teach progress in dark times