Since I was nine years old I have gone to Camp Lincoln on the shores of Lake Hubert, Minnesota. I can say with confidence that it has molded me into the young adult I am today. Operating independently taught me to grow up and solve my own problems, something that I have continued to work on to this day. It also taught me one of the greatest lessons anyone can ever learn: be nice to everyone and your life will be substantially better. I'm fortunate to be surrounded by a loving family who has provided me with everything I could ever need. They are also my motivators. My mom is a full time philanthropist, working as the executive director for the Greenwich Alliance for Education. She taught me that being in such a fortunate situation provides me with the opportunity to help those people who may not be as lucky. I have taken that to heart and use every day to try to make the world a better place, even if that means simply causing someone to smile. Happiness is contagious, and my goal is to spread it to everyone I know.