“A Ride of a Lifetime”
“G.G.Y.A., the Governor General’s Youth Award, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, whatever you know it as, was what opened up an incredible opportunity for me - the opportunity for me to go to the United World College of Southern Africa in Swaziland. Those two years in that country I will never forget.
I know it must have been because I did GGYA that I was accepted into the United World College Programme by the Bahamian National Committee. I say this because GGYA is such a strong programme itself.
A programme that is known to challenge you, known to bring out the best and worst in young people. People don't admire the GGYA for nothing, it's not just camping and hiking, that part may be considered easy. I think the hard part is when you have to work with other people in order to be successful.
When you have to unify your group, leave behind your selfishness, be willing to compromise. Things like these are what will really improve a person and what will stay with them for life.
I don’t know if the other United World College applicants were part of GGYA but I know that my grades weren’t as good as other people's. I wasn’t a school prefect, I wasn’t part of a lot of other school clubs so all I can think of is that GGYA made up for all of these things."
- Catherine Henderson
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