Volunteering has given me some of my favorite days. My hours add up to about 110, and they earned me the SEWA Bronze Certificate and Pin. I also got to meet our town's mayor, Samip Joshi, and talk with him. He recognized the work SEWA Youth Leads have been doing, and hearing that from someone who cares about our community was a highlight for me.
A lot of service work is simple and steady: setting things up, checking that people have what they need, and being there again next week. I've come to love that rhythm.
Moderating at the national convention
I was selected through a competitive process to moderate at the SEWA National Youth Convention, on panels about AI and biotech. Moderating is a quiet kind of leadership. The job is to ask good questions, keep things fair, and make sure every speaker gets heard.
Leading well often looks like making room for other people.
It's a skill I've tried to carry into the rest of what I do, from Model UN to Zen Me Space.