KAYE GERONA CELERA-REVIL
August 16, 2016. As I walked up to the podium of the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations in New York City, I felt surreal. I never saw it coming - speaking to over 1,500 youth delegates from 120 countries in the prestigious hall of the UN. From my vantage point on stage and looking at the bright eyes of the international young leaders at the Global Youth Summit, memories of my elementary school years came rushing.