Mia Alcala

This past summer, I was lucky enough to study abroad with the University of Arizona. This experience taught me so much about the world...

Volunteering is something that I am very passionate about. In high school I completed over 60 hours of community service through NHS and...

In my junior year of high school, I started working at an after-school program for elementary students. I fell in love with the job and my favorite part of the day was picking up the kindergarteners from their class and talking to them about their day. At that job, I came up with activities for them to do. My supervisor would give me themes and guidelines and I would get inspiration from sites like Pinterest, or I would ask my grandma for some help! The students loved most of

When I was younger, I would help my grandma set up her preschool classroom every year. Even though I was young myself, I still wished...