Who I Am

My name is Jaclyn Kirsch and I am sophomore from Tridelt. I always find describing myself to be a difficult task. It can be taken on so many levels. I can tell you that I have an older sister and two younger brothers. I can tell you I come from a normal family who lives in a small town outside Cincinnati, OH. Or I could tell you I bruise almost just by touching my arm. I could tell you I can function in the morning until I have my cup of coffee. Or maybe describing myself means letting you know I am freakishly tall, have blonde hair and brown eyes. Up until a year ago the first thing I probably would have said was that I played volleyball and was a state runner up for my high school team my senior year. I can be generic and tell you I have the best friends in the entire world and would do anything for them. Or I can be out of the ordinary and tell you I hate mustard and cats more than anything. So i guess this pretty much sums me up, oh and I plan on changing the world.

I think that every person has the ability to make a difference in their world every day of their lives. You don't have to stop global warming, but you can recycle your water bottle instead of throwing it in the trash. You don't have to save every child dying from AIDS in Africa, but you can donate $5 to the cause. You don't have to feed the entire city of Columbus to cure homelessness, but you can work at a soup kitchen one night a month. I think to change the world, you have to take advantage of all the small opportunities you have and they will add up to something big. Doing good is contagious, seeing someone else make even a small difference makes you want to make the same small difference. If everyone does something small, it will build up to something huge.