Beyond Thankful

Every day, I try to take five minutes to give gratitude for the things I have. While on this trip, I spent a little extra time each day to sit myself down and take a moment to realize how blessed I was to be in New York on this trip. To be able to reflect on the fact that I was wandering an amazing city with over a hundred other amazing people. How lucky were we to have been able to experience that? This New York trip was one of the most inspiring and rewarding trips I’ve ever had the chance to go on. I realized that I love New York. I love what I do, and I’m beyond excited to enter the professional world. I was introduced to talented professionals that were willing to share their stories with us. Although, more than anything, I held gratitude for the fact that I was able to reconnect with people that I see every day. The number of people I see walking around Allen Hall every single day but have never had a conversation with shocked me. I felt like I knew almost no one prior to this trip, and I met and became amazing friends with so many of my peers. I feel so thankful to have had this experience.

- Hannah Diamond