Her experiences have led Brookewood senior to see beauty in everyday things
Anna Maria Brown, a member of the class of 2025 at Brookewood School in Kensington, recalls a summer a few years ago when she traveled to Italy to volunteer helping disadvantaged children. It turned out to be a life-changing time in her life, as it helped her to see the beauty in everyday things, including the subjects she later studied in high school and those she will further explore during college.
Following an email interview, Brown shared with the Catholic Standard her college entrance essay in which she wrote of her experience with Cometa, an Italian organization serving vulnerable children and teenagers in foster care awaiting adoption.
“I spent the majority of my day volunteering at Cometa’s summer camp and then when I would go home, I would help with anything from washing dishes, to playing with the kids, to cooking dinner, to setting the table. Yet, the work satisfied. In the work, I and others gave attention to the creation of something beautiful and to loving the people living there,” Brown wrote.