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Stace

Issues I’m into: Mental health; Portrayal of young people by the media; Global poverty; HIV and AIDS; SPEAK UP; Deforestation; Air pollution ; AIDS prevention; Asylum seekers, refugees & more: definitions;

Joined 4/12/2006 Views 161608 Blog Entries: 0 Last Blog Entry: 1/01/0001

Name:	Stace
I live:	at uni, work or vounteering

Hi! Im Stacey and i am 20 years old and live in WA.

I am currently going into my third year at uni and studying pre-medicine, molecular biology and community development. I aim to be a doctor either working in developing countries or having a focus on mental health especially focussing on adolescents.

Who inspires me? Everyday people especially young people who want to help make a change; give others belief in themselves....everyone is inspirational in their own way.

However, young people who i volunteer and work with keep me motivated to do my best and to keep on going. Also people who dedicate their lives to other, absolutley amaze me :)

I think we should all act now because we can; there is nothing stopping us! We can do anything we inspire to do! I mean we can do anything and the time to do it is now!!!

What makes me laugh? People singing karaoke! My friends! and people snoring!

I love : Spending times with friends; volunteering; working; studying and curling up with a good book and watching the anchorman. I also love the freedom we have and the unlimited opportunites.

Where my future lies? Hopefully in medicine; may take the sea change to sydney; but most importantly to be happy and healthy and to never loose sight of who i am!

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24-11-2007 05:16

I really got thinking the other day. By volunteering my time is it actually making a difference. I have ideas of what i want to do but they never seem to happen.

Maybe my goals are big: to end poverty, end stigma to mental health and a cure for hiv/aids.

I know i can never find solutions on my own or tackle them by myself. so back to my original thought can i make a difference?

It came to me yes i can. It really does not make a difference if its a big or small change but its a step in the right direction. If we all contribute we can work together as a generation to stand up and change our world we live in.

I will continue talking to people about poverty, buy fair trade products, minimise my water usuage, continue usuing public transport and keep talking to my politicans. Every little action can make a difference and if we all did these little actions, the world will be a better place for generations to come.

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Inside the brain of never ending thoughts 16-04-2007 04:54

I love being challenged; especially my thoughts and opinions.

But never did i imagine that it can throw you out this much. I attended a leadership conference with over 30 youth australia wide. All passionate about bringing about change.

What i was left with was these words : The will to act and the grace to compromise.

Do i have what it takes to take it to that next level. For the first time i explored my values and beliefs through a psychological perspective. I was told to ask people what they thought of my idea when they were at their weakest; so it would increase the chance of them accepting it!

I was left with the feeling whether or not it was ethically and morally just!

One thing i did walk away with was that its our time to make a difference, the last generation failed and now its up to our generation.