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Opening Young Eyes, Raising Young Voices
Think globally, act locally. When I first heard that phrase, I didn’t think too much about it. It wasn’t until I was invited to speak at a conference on the topic of children's health and aid did I truly grasp the concept of international engagement. At the beginning of the year, I was invited to be a guest speaker at an Asia-Pacific conference. I woke up on the day and dressed to impress. On my way there, I was relaxed – quite unusual for an event of this magnitude. It wasn’t until I parked and made my way down to the building did it sink in about what I was about to do. As I observed the...