Last year I went on a trip called heritage, where a few other people and I went to Poland to see everything that’s happened with the holocaust. I am not usually an emotional person. But when I visited the ghettos and concentration camps I started breaking down crying. I learned so many things about the holocaust and I had ancestors who survived it but it never really hit me until I saw the place myself. I saw millions of shoes of the ones who had died and all their belongings. I saw all the camps and the concentration camps. It was one of the most emotional trips of my life and I will never forget it. It was a trip that made me appreciate my life and thank God that I am alive and able to live my life freely. After this trip I started to make the days of my life more productive and make use of my time. I started doing a lot of community service, visiting the elderly and the sick. I organized a fashion show to raise money for the awareness of breast cancer. That trip made me realize that all the people who suffered in the holocaust couldn’t do anything, and why should I be sitting home watching TV while I can be doing things that make people happy and make me feel better about myself.
