Why do you want to do City Year?

What would you look for if this were the last week of your life? Would Earth’s beauty make you breathless? Would the world’s majesty give you pause? Perhaps at the end of our lives, we’ll see life’s treasure; but by then, it will be too late. If we don’t open our eyes now, the monotony of daily tasks can erase enthusiasm and wonder. Life will be wasted on the things that don’t matter.  We will forget to live, in our effort to survive. At City Year there will be tasks that seem dreary, and days that are hard.  However, City Year’s vision is directed, with hope, to the future. This allows members to see past monotony and embrace possibility. At City Year, many of my fantastic ideals have proven to be a reality. I think that people can rise above expectations.  Those that wear the red jackets consistently raise the bar, and pull others up with them. I believe that we can design our futures; the City Year corps members give each child the crayon to map their dreams.  Children are small, innocent and overlooked. However, it is through these characteristics that their greatness is defined. The wide-eyed wonder of a child teaches us that the most important aspect of learning is our passion. I dream of showing children the power of knowledge. I will direct them to answers, encourage their questions; and learn as they discover. I want to coach them as they chase their dreams and share their thrill as they cross each milestone. I will teach them of the success that comes when we endure past disappointment. Together, in this pursuance of dreams we will transform ourselves from creatures of survival, to creatures that truly live.