Embarking On A Journey

This is something extraordinary that I get to do. I have the opportunity to step back this next year and really take a look at the world before I jump in the following year in college. I am so thankful to all the people that have allowed me to take this journey. My parent, friends, relatives, teachers, and everyone who donated and helped me along the way. I really hope that I will pack everything I need! This is so different, I honestly have very little idea of what to expect. I plan to put my best foot forward and go with exuberance and knowing that if I fail I can get back up. This whole thing is about failing right? How would I learn and grow over the next year without a few failures?

Best Wishes,
Atticus
Christopher Maloney

About Christopher Maloney

Atticus is passionate about dance and computers. To him dance is a sport, an art, but also a way of being. Meditation is to Atticus' mind as dance is to his body. With the guidance of meditation, he learned the dance of effective studying (at least sometimes). Atticus wants to become an engineer-innovator. He loves technology, but more than that he loves the things that technology can do. People sometimes limit their abilities to inflexible structures, like the artificial dichotomy between the humanities and engineering. To truly innovate, Atticus feels he needs to combine these aspects of himself. Atticus' goals for the year are to become fluent in Spanish while learning about Ecuadorian culture before he goes to Swarthmore College as an engineer-innovator, bridging the gap between artistry and technology.To see more about Atticus, you can view his college application website: http://attuno.wixsite.com/collegeprofile.“From self-discipline, self-awareness, and clear realization of the defects of anger and the positive effects of kindness, come happiness and peace.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama.