Hello,

I am Dimosthenis Sampatakos. I am coming from the second largest city of Greece, Thessaloniki, and I really love traveling. So far, I have not had the chance to visit many places abroad, but I have the opportunity to pursue my dream this summer. In 2017, I got accepted to American Farm School of Thessaloniki where I learned about a summer program called Camp Rising Sun. This program is a multicultural program for high school students from all over the world, and I instantly became interested in this program and learned more about it. Camp Rising Sun will help me become a skillful leader and become an open-minded global citizen. By interacting with all the teenagers inside the camp and by getting to hear about the countries they come from and the way the people interact and socialize there, it will be like I will have the chance to visit all those places. By attending Camp Rising Sun my chances of making my dream of studying abroad increase dramatically. 

Greece today has a big issue with close-minded people believing that the Greek culture and history by themselves are responsible for how the world has developed up to the 21st century. By attending Camp Rising Sun I can form well-rounded opinions about so many cultures and histories that I can help with this issue in my social circle coming from my interactions with my co-campers there. Sharing my opinions and arguing will be my contribution.
 

Camp Rising Sun will be an experience of a lifetime for me. You can help me by donating for my airfare. Any contribution will be very much appreciated. Thank you.