This past school year, after attending CLTC, I became much more internationally involved. For starters, CLTC introduced me to the International Leadership Network (ILN), where my journey with the Shofar started roughly one year ago. From the relationships I formed at CLTC, my network expanded to include Jewish youth from around the world. Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, I kept in contact with my friends from around the Order and continued to make new ones. When I was traveling in Argentina with my family, I met more international BBYO teens who were there participating in the Maccabi games in different sports. I even wrote an article about the solidarity I felt with them after October 7th.

This past year I attended BBYO's 100th anniversary International Convention (IC), where I was on the press corps team. This is where I would share the opportunities I had as a BBYO Insider. After IC, I signed up for another BBYO summer experience, Kallah, which I attended in Pennsylvania this summer. There, I met Jewish teens from diverse communities around the world like Kazakhstan, Latvia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, and so many other countries. Also, this summer I visited Cape Town and South Africa where I attended Shabbat services and spent the day with the BBYO Chapter N'siah there. It was cool being able to discuss our common experiences after October 7th.

I am proud to be a bridge between my chapter and the International Order. Now that I have been in BBYO for nearly four years, I am feeling the magic of BBYO as a whole, which connects me with the Jewish world.