Introducing...the one and only....

My name is Ms. Bennie, according to the students of Park Lane Elementary. I am studying to become an elementary school teacher (preferably to the third grade). I guess I can be considered the next step up after "rookie" when it comes to working with kids. I had absolutely no interest in working with kids until December 3, 2012.
It all began with talking to a friend of a friend - Josh Palmer. It was December of 2011 and I was sitting at a table in the school cafeteria, when suddenly, a boy dressed in a golden Sherwani approached my table.
"Hey guys! How's it going?"
The rest of my friends got up and bro-hugged him. "Josh, you're back from India!"
India? I thought to myself. What was he doing in India?
After Josh and my friends had their reunion, I asked Josh why he was in India. He explained to me that he went with a nonprofit organization, Youth Making a Difference, on a humanitarian trip to West Bengal, India. There, he and twenty-four other high school seniors taught English to the children in rural villages. Along with teaching them English, they brought newborn kits, educational supplies, winter clothing, first aid kits, and other supplies for the children and their families.
I thought that was the coolest thing I have ever heard. Like, ever.
Josh told me that YMAD was accepting applicants, and the next expedition would be leaving in November.
There was no way I was going to pass up that opportunity.
I applied, the leaders of YMAD accepted me into the program, and after a year of leadership training, myself and twenty-five other kids ventured out to the Himalayan village - Chamba. For two weeks of November into December, my life was changed. My eyes opened to a new understanding of love, compassion, humility, and charity. I never thought I could love a group of people so much, despite cultural differences and the language barrier. I didn't want the feeling to end; the feeling that I got when I saw children succeed and desiring to learn more to have a brighter future.
Before I left on the expedition, I wanted to become a veterinarian. After my life changing adventure, I am now determined to become a teacher.