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presidential youth inaugural conference.january 17-21, 2oo9

there are no problems we

cannot solve together,

and very few we can solve

by ourselves.

lyndon johnson.

eleanor roosevelt.

great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

saturday 1/17/09on the day of my arrival i listened to two amazing women speak! lisa ling

and doris kearns goodwin.

Doris is a Pulitzer Prize winner. She gave us an insight

to our U.S. heritage, mainly

focusing on President Lincoln

and President Johnson.

Lisa Ling currently works for National

Geographic and Oprah Winfrey. Her speech

was about her life, and her accomplishments she’s made. She is a true example that

everyone is capable of achieving their dream.

sunday 1/18/09On my second day in d.c. I went to see General Colin

Powell and Archbishop Desmond Tutu speak in the morning. They were both

very fun to listen to and had great messages in their

speeches.

do your little bit of good

where you are; its those

little bits of good put

together that

overwhelm the world.

leadership is solving problems. the

day soldiers stop bringing you their

problems is the day you have stopped

leading them. they have either lost

confidence that you can help or

concluded you do not care. either case

is a failure of leadership. desmond tutu.colin powell.

desmond tutu speaking.

sunday evening.After listening to Desmond Tutu and Colin Powell, we went to the presidential inaugural opening celebration and after leaving the Mall we went to see Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man to climb Everst.

people get trapped into

thinking about just one way of

doing thingserik weihenmayer.

monday 1/19/09Monday morning I spent at University of Maryland. I had the

chance to listen to the Creative Coalition speak and also Al Gore, Former Vice President and Novel Peace Prize Winner.

no matter how hard the loss, defeat might serveas well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. al gore.

monday evening.Monday evening after listening to Al Gore speak, I

went on river cruise aboard the Spirit Of Mt. Vernon. After the cruise I attended two plays, the first

performed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company and the second by Capitol Steps.

leadership and learning are indispensible to each other. john f. kennedy.

tuesday morning.

and in the end, it’s not the years in

your life that count. it’s the life in your

years. abe lincoln.

Tuesday morning was a historic morning. Our first African-American president was sworn into office. I went to the Mall and listened to some of the ceremonies before the swearing in. Then I traveled to the Nationals ballpark and watched President Obama get sworn in.

tuesday evening.

tuesday evening.

Tuesday was my last official day in D.C. And in the last slide…that’s right that is Chris

Daughtry. We had our own private gala at the National Air and Space Museum in D.C.

and it was an absolute blast! (:

if your leadership inspires

others to dream more,

learn more, do more, and

become more, you are a

leader.john quincy adams.

pics from the trip!