Chewonki has shifted my life in an entirely different direction. During my time there, I learned the importance of community and was educated about the natural world. I returned to my city empowered with a voice advocating for environmental awareness, as well as with a tool kit of skills to share with my peers throughout life. I will be forever grateful to the foundation for making this life-altering shift possible, and I will be forever attached to lessons I learned during my Maine Coast Semester. I can never stop singing my thank-you's.