It has definitely been a year for the books! Last spring I was in the middle of an amazing internship with the Organization of American States when corona virus forced us to go virtual. During this online period I edited and contributed to the Hemispheric Plan of Action on Drugs 2020-2024. Other projects included the establishment of a Case Care Management program in Trinidad and Tobago to create alternatives to incarceration for drug related offenses. As my internship ended, so did my time in college. Instead of the National Mall in Washington, DC, I spent graduation day on my front lawn with family and neighbors. A bittersweet end to an amazing four years of travel and growth! Since May, I’ve been working toward graduate school by taking the GRE and submitting applications for the Fall 2021 semester. I will hopefully receive an offer by early March. Also in March I am headed to Arizona to solo hike the Arizona Trail, an 800 mile trek from Mexico to Utah. The trail goes right through the Grand Canyon, and I am anticipating a finish time of 55 days. What better way to quarantine than solo camping for two months! I’m looking forward to the year ahead, despite the unpredictability of it all, and hope my next update is filled with exciting new academic and professional ventures. As always, I am so thankful MVYouth has afforded me the security of no student loans during this especially difficult year. As I get older, I always enjoy reading about each new group of students you support and I reminisce on the moment I got word that MVYouth wanted to support me, now more than 4 years ago! Wow!