The Leader-Ship: Setting Sail to Crete

Athens was sweet,

but now we’re in Crete

Villas with George

are hard to beat.

Tossing each other into the pool;

Thankful we’re not in normal school.

Sleeping onboard

After the discothèque

Waking up feeling

like a shipwreck.

But learning leadership now we’re ashore

leaves us wondering if maybe there’s more.

Are we living our values?

Does path-goal apply?

What about ethics?

Which one am I?

Is everyone a leader, or is it a gift?

Is our generation in a shift or a drift?

We’re staying connected

I’m blogging right now

But its use in trafficking

Is something I can’t allow.

Living in paradise, it’s easy to forget

We’re here to serve, not just to sit.

The ocean is gorgeous

The stucco’s bright white

But so are the hearts

of those people in plight.

We’ll hike Samaria and test our strengths

Stretching our stamina to great lengths.

And that’s why we’re here,

To learn first-hand

How can we lead

And soak up sun and sand?

Chilling by day and going out at night

Balances with learning about our inner light.

It’s a wonderful place

And a wonderful thought

We can all use

Every talent we’ve got.

We weren’t born perfect

And some not to lead

but after these weeks,

We’ll have all we need.

We just need confidence in what we can do

Supporting each other and sunbathing too.

I’m thankful for differences

and for this time

I’m truly amazed

I’ve made this all rhyme.

But five a.m. comes early, for a hike nonetheless,

But there’s one more point I’d just like to stress.

The first weeks were trials,

Lessons to heed.

Back then we just went,

But now we’ve learned to L.E.A.D.

-Brittany Myers