The Magic of My Childhood Playground In my childhood memories, COSI Columbus, the local hands-on science center, was a magical place that was full of exciting and enticing activities. The building is full of interactive exhibits and activities that range in topic from scientific inquiry to inventing and innovation and everything in between that fascinated my childhood imagination. As I grew older, COSI grew into something more than my magical childhood playground when I began volunteering at the age of...

Describe a challenge you've faced and how you managed.

As a young child, when my dad was teaching me to ride a bike, he gave me a cautious warning. However, my brain turned that into the threat that, if I did not perform perfectly, I would fall and die. This fear of falling and failing stuck with me, and I became the seventeen-year-old who couldn't ride a bike. As I grew older, I learned that being fearful to try something new was unnecessary and irrational and I resolved to...

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