What’s an ROA Part VII: Rachel L.
For our next ROA we have the second West Coast Rachel, tricky.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” My name is Rachel Leuck, and I am the ROA for Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. I am a freshman at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire; I am majoring in Politics, and I am pursuing my Environmental Studies Certificate. I will be going abroad for peace, conflict, and development studies in Rwanda and Uganda within the next few years, and the Peace Corps is definitely in my post-graduate plans. I hope to spend my life making a real difference in the area of sustainable human development, as far as it concerns the environment, poverty, and impacts on human rights, politics, and peace.
I am a native West Coast girl. I was born on Whidbey Island (just off the coast of Seattle) in Washington; at age 2, my family moved back to California. I have immense California pride; even so, I decided to go 3,000 miles away for college, just for the adventure! I am a humanitarian at heart. I am not afraid to stand up for what I believe in, even if that means time behind bars. I embrace all faiths and cultures, and I try to like everyone. I’d rather have laugh lines than regret wrinkles, so I am always smiling!
Other than that, I am your typical hug-loving vegetarian! I enjoy politics, traveling, hiking, camping, writing, photography, relaxing at the beach, riding horses, and cuddling. Running is my de-stressor and my anti-drug. I love learning about the world, and I love wolves. My favorite books are “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen and “The End of Poverty” by Jeffrey Sachs. Everyone needs to watch these three films at some point: “The Girl in the Cafe,” “Yesterday,” and the BBC “Planet Earth” series.
Have a great holiday! I can’t wait to meet you all at the ONE Conference in January… and remember: “The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.” The world knows that extreme global poverty is a problem; our generation can and will end it.
December 16th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Rachel definetly sounds like the best ROA here. She’s doing an amazing job at St. Anselms and she’s ALWAYS SMILING!
December 16th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Rachel is one of those rare people who don’t simply discuss what is wrong and what they would like to do but actually does it. There are a select few people who are capable of this and an even smaller select few who dedicate their life to helping others.
April 15th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I noticed that this is not the first time you write about this topic. Why have you decided to touch it again?