gratitude
Here’s my appreciation for some of the governmental initiatives, civil societies, institutions, charities, non-profit organizations, and individuals who have helped me grow. They are listed in no particular order, and I’m sure I’ve unintentionally missed many that have had a significant impact on me.
Thank yous to:
People:
- Parents: Everything
- Ms. Savitz
- Mr. Lin
- Prof Daniel Neill
- *All the teachers I’ve had
Institutions:
- Columbia: Opportunity to continue education, financial aid
- NYU: ARISE (The Pinkerton Foundation), EFL Young Ambassador
- NYCDOE: A free education, Pathfinders Program
Non-Profits:
- Khan Academy
- PennyHarvest: Values
- APEX For Youth: For taking care of me as an elementary school student on the weekends
- NYCFC: City in the Community
- Young People’s Chorus of New York City: Singing
- American Ballet Theater: Dancing
- Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Civics Unplugged
- GripTape
- American Red Cross
Government:
- Queens Public Library: Amazing book selections, reading taught me so much.
- New York Public Library: Internet and computer access when I did not have them at home in my elementary school years. A warm environment to stay with friends during rainy weekends. Allowed us to play minecraft when we couldn’t afford to.
Miscellaneous:
- YouTube
- Coursera
- MOOCs
- Opensource contributors
- *All the free resources on the internet
(This list will never be complete. There are a lot of thanks to give!)