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Friday, April 25, 2025

Leila Ahmad


OPINION

Volunteering should not be for personal gain

My first legitimate volunteering experience was during my freshman year of high school. Having the desire to strengthen my high school résumé and to experience some meaningful service, I participated in an annual trip through my school to a small community in El Portillo, Nicaragua.

With thousands of travel destinations to choose from, we need to stop picking tourist destinations.
OPINION

Dare to travel outside of your comfort zone

When I was only two weeks old, I embarked on my first plane ride across the Atlantic Ocean. Considering traveling is one of my family’s favorite pastimes, it was something that they practically forced me to do against my own will ever since I can remember.

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Each year millions of people give time to do volunteer work. Pictured above are locals of El Portillo, Nicaragua. 

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