Personal Narrative: Global Citizenship

Global citizenship is not something that is simply earned as visa stamps on my passport. To me, it's the mindset that my life should be more than a pursuit of conformity, or worse, comfort. Even though I was raised in a stable home, the kind of home that produces conformed, comfortable people, I've learned that ease and placidity are overrated.

It all started in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico on a service trip to build a home. It wasn't the scarcity that I saw that opened my eyes, it was that people entrenched in severe poverty were so joyful. Without the distractions of the developed world around them, they are not frustrated or sad, as most Americans would be in their circumstance. In a way I was envious. I'm not saying I want to be poor, but what I am saying is that I believe that my life will be more than the pursuit of an impressive bank account. …show more content…
In fact, when the previous leader left, I stepped in to fill his shoes. I am, as of writing, organizing an international service trip for nearly twenty-five people, albeit, as an Arizonan, it's only four hours from my house. What I'm learning in this process isn't just leadership skills like public speaking or delegation, it's the ability to be a leader and still keep my heart pure. It's easy to get caught up in the details and forget the heart of the service and the people that we're trying to