Write An Essay On Maggie Doyne's Struggle

Maggie Doyne’s efforts have been highlighted in the news as of late due to her upstanding willingness to make change. She was 18 on a backpacking trip before college when she stumbled deep into the Nepalese hills. She witnessed first hand the effects of the insane poverty, and the ruins of a civil war, and knew she had to help. Doyne then went on to fund this small community’s push to survival. She used her college savings to buy a piece of land and built a school for these kids who had no further access to education. In a span of less than 10 years Doyne educated an entire community as well as adopted over 15 children who she raised as her own. At age 18 Maggie Doyne’s plan was to return home from a backpacking trip across Asia but found
The most astounding prospect in Doyne’s story is the fact that she had know idea what she was getting into when she boarded a plane to Nepal. She found her plan in the midst of being lost. Needs are unimaginably great on so many different levels in so many different places: finding that need is a defining moment in a leader's life. I plan on achieving some pretty rad things throughout my time at UBC and beyond, yet the exciting part about that statement is that I have no idea what it may be. Of course, I do have previous experience in starting change: specifically in obtaining free transportation for over 125,000 students in the portland metro area. Even with a multitude of achievements under my belt I have still yet to find my plan. In my search i have been lucky enough to impact a lot of people and I am absolutely proud of what I have accomplished; with that said I am ready for new situations and opportunities as I progress as a leader. Maggie Doyne fell into a situation where she could start to change the world. I am thrilled for UBC to throw me into situations where I can start change. Leading is about grasping opportunities and that is exactly what i am going to do no matter where I end