To me, leadership is the ability to influence others in a manner that benefits the collective good, or at least it used to. Over the time I have spent in this course, I have realized that there are many different ways and forms of leadership. Not only has this course developed my understanding of leadership, it has also surprised me in more ways than purely content. The professor and teacher’s assistants have proven to be more knowledgable and more understanding than I could have ever imagined. In a class that so often debates politics, I believe it is crucial that the teaching staff can stay consistent and at least appear unbiased. In our sections, we often played the devil’s advocate which lead to some extremely deep and interesting conversations. Two other classes I take with very thoughtful discussion sections are the Foundations of Psychology course as well as a Cognitive Science: Know Thy Self course. While psychology and philosophy tend to stay in their separate realms, these too course clash in the center. The topics in the classes stay extremely similar throughout the semester, but the way in which the content and the perspective are given by the professors are extremely different. I have found that this way of learning information not only reinforced the main ideas, but gave me a sense of perspective no other class alone has. Going back to CPPL, it has covered many things that I was not personally expecting, the most notable of which would be the Privilege Walk activity. This outside-of-classroom activity caught me off-guard and made me rethink my perspective on privileges. I was really grounding and I am grateful for the experience even though it was slightly embarrassing in the moment. Many of the peers I was surrounded with got to live in Cumberland Hall in the Cambridge Community. Firstly, I’d like to say I loved my dorm room and building, and secondly, it was not at all what my high-school vision was. COVID-19 impacted my college experience in the same way it impacted many others. I could list everything I missed out on for hours, but it is more important for me to say that this semester was easily one of the best semesters I have ever had. I got to meet people, be independent, and work hard in multiple areas of my life. Most importantly, I believed I would be productive in college, and I am here to say that came true. On the other hand, I was lucky enough to have very close friends from high school who live very close by and provide me with plentiful opportunities. I keep that community alive mostly by seeing people. I go over and lift at my friend’s house almost 6 days a week with some buddies, and I see my high school sweetheart for the majority of the week. I am also a local barber, meaning I cut about 30-40 highschool friends’ hair throughout the years. These short interactions every couple of weeks are what really hold me and my community together. Thankfully, I was able to keep my personal passion for cutting hair alive at UMD and start to build a second community there.