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e　demanding　tasks　it　offers；　I　h*e　created　for　myself　a　safe　h*en　of　knowledge　and　inspiration。　Surrounded　by　whispers　of　wisdom；　I　walk　through　school；　work　and　play；　through　life。

個人陳述（二）

這一篇，是耶魯大學額外要求的文章。我選擇了記述自己在高二上學期參加的埃及和平營活動。

Peace　Camp　Journal

“This　is　like…　h*ing　a　life…”　I　murmured　in　awe。

Unfortunately；　Carolyn　heard；　and　laughed　out　loud　that　hysterical　laugh　so　peculiar　of　her。　She　declared　it　the　best　line　from　me　so　far；　and　that　I　must　e　to　meet　the　others。　An　iron　grip　then　closed　around　my　wrist；　dragging　me　across　the　deck　through　a　matrix　of　snow…white　decliners。　Some　40　yards　off；　the　pool　could　be　seen　glistening　in　the　Egyptian　sun。

Yes；　Egypt。

To　fully　grasp　the　meaning　of　this　situation；　we　need　to　go　some　50　years　back；　when　；　a　non…profit　humanitarian　organization　dedicated　to　world　peace。　Each　year　since　established；　PTPI　invites　a　select　group　of　young　people　from　nations　all　over　the　world　to　its　renowned　annual　event　in　Cairo；　Egypt：　the　PTPI　Peace　Camp。　Naturally；　representing　one’s　country　is　not　a　job　for　the　*erage　soccer…playing　movie…going　17…year…old；　but　for　a　soccer…playing　movie…going　17…year…old　with　unique　qualities。　I　believed　I　was　the　one。　Apparently　those　bulky　officials　from　Ministry　of　Foreign　Affairs　had　agreed。

To　some　extent；　I　was　surprised　that　at　the　moment　Carolyn；　an　American；　had　not　begun　questioning　me　about　human　rights；　Tibet；　or　Taiwan。　Before　le*ing　for　the　camp；　months　were　spent　in　front　of　the　puter　screen　gathering　information。　I　had　expected　heated　debates　over　political　standing；　calculated　assaults　between　historical　rivals；　but　I　had　not　expected　a　five…star　Nile　Adventurer　waiting　at　the　dock；　or　daily　visits　to　ancient　ruins；　or　exotic　cuisin