Light

I changed up the template of my blog again. The other one was too plain - too cookie-cutter and I didn't want to just fit a mold.

Instead, I've chosen to have a lantern as the background to my page. I've felt such a purpose in the last week as everything with the Half the Sky screening came together so well and things are moving forward with building involvement with the movement here on campus. I've felt a deep joy all week and I've realized that it's because my passion has been stirred. I'm anxious to gather people together, to brainstorm ways to get invovled, to lead other students and to devote my time and energy to this - because this is where my pasion lies. I care deeply for the women and girls around the world who lie awake at night dreaming of an education or wishing for an end to the violence they will face in the morning or fearing the next man to enter their room and abuse their young bodies. Knowing this has changed my attitude when in the past I would have gone to bed stressed about my exam the next day, tired because it's late, sore from working out or grumpy because I've been studying for the last 8 hours. Although some of these things are still important, in the grand scheme of things, I fall asleep every night knowing I am safe, that I will be safe and that I am attending one of the top ranked schools in the nation. And the stress I nevertheless fall asleep with, is in an effort to prepare for my future. With the degree I will graduate with I can devote my life to my passion - to turn oppression into opportunity for women and girls around the globe.  

To that end, the lantern represents the hope and the joy that has been radiating from my heart all week and I wanted to share it with you all too!