I’ve been in college for the past three years with one main goal in mind: to get my bachelor’s, get a graduate degree, and then get a job that would let me get involved in human rights advocacy. I have this grandiose plan that I’ll save the world.

One day, anyway.

Last month, though, I realized that the “one day” was what was holding me back.

My school hosted the third annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), and the weekend completely changed my view of my long-term goals, mainly by showing that they don’t need to be as long-term and far off as I’ve always assumed.

CGI U’s purpose is getting the youth active in changing the world by showing us that we don’t have to wait. We can, in fact, take action. I spent the weekend surrounded by 1,300 of my peers from all fifty states and over eighty countries around the world – other college students, just like me, who had a vision of making the world a better place, and were determined to try. Read More »

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(Guys, walking through a grove on-campus.)

Guy: Nice day… birds, blue skies, not a cloud in sight. Yup. This rock looks pretty good to take a crap on.

(Older student, talking to high schooler on campus tour.)

Student: There’s actually a statistic, I think, something like 30 percent of the liquid of water parks is urine.

High schooler: Yeah, that sounds pretty reasonable. That’s about right.

Student: What the f***? No it’s not! That would be disgusting!

(Guy, preparing Mexican food.)

Guy: I love cilantro. It makes everything taste like it’s just been rinsed in a mountain waterfall. Read More »