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Dear Scholoarship Committee,
My name is Danielle Carter and I am an alumni of Outward
Bound. I realize I wanted to go to Outward Bound when
I heard the other alumni saying it changed them as a person.
I figured that going to Outward Bound would change me
as a person and give me the skills I needed throughout
my life. While I was at Outward Bound, my group climbed
mountains so high that I never could imagine myself climbing.
Also, my group would hike several miles a day with a 60
to 70 pound backpack on our backs. Thanks to the Scholarship
Committee, I received a wonderful change of a lifetime
to overcome my fears. I learned how to trust the people
in my group and also in my life. I learned how to be a
great leader, how to listen and how to venture out of
my confort zone. Being away from my family for two weeks
made me a stronger and wiser person becuase I could no
longer ask my parents for help. It was only my group and
I relying each other that got me through. After a week
of being home and being around the same people that I
have been around all my life, I noticed a huge change.
I was not ashamed to do a lot of things in front of them
nor was I materialistic. The Outward bound experience
changed my life. It made me realize that during the worst
of times you always have someone you can rely on and talk
to because that person is going through the same thing
that you are going through. I now know that in order to
survive I do not need all the money in the world or the
name brand sneakers just to get through each day. When
it was all said and done, the expereinece was worth wild.
Once again, I say thanks to the Scholarship Comittee for
giving me the chance of a lifetime.
Sincerely,
Daneille Carter
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