Each week I spend a few hours at Gainesville's community farmers market teaching free juggling lessons. Whether someone is learning for the first time, picking juggling back up after many years, or just watching, I'm always excited to bring a smile to their face.

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For the past two years, I have performed juggling/unicycling with OIM in UF's Homecoming Parade. Hearing the impressed cheers of the crowd makes all of the practice worth it- my ultimate goal as a member of OIM is to inspire a sense of wonder.

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One of my favorite aspects of OIM is the bonding that it promotes between club members. Our weekly meetings are very social because we all teach and encourage each other. In this photo, one of the past presidents and I are trying out a new trick together as we entertain at Active Streets, an event that promotes healthy lifestyles.

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As an officer of WECE, I often get the opportunity to educate kids about STEM and show them that it can accomplish seemingly impossible things. In this photo, I was teaching a group of elementary school students about electricity by demonstrating a Makey Makey- a device that allows you to turn anything conductive into keyboard keys. By holding the wire connected to ground and touching the fruit, a video game can be played.

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In 2016, I was WECE's Software Lead for the STEMazing Race: an event at which highschool students learn about and compete in educational challenges. I created a powerpoint, worksheet, information packet, and skeleton code in order to teach the students how Python can be used to create Sierpinski triangle and tree fractal animations.

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WECE hosts several classes each year for elementary school children at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention. The topics always vary, but in this instance I was demonstrating how to use 3D printing pens.

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Humanists on Campus hosts biweekly meetings at which we discuss human problems and how they can be solved. Our goal is to promote the use of rational thought and to examine our beliefs from diverse perspectives.

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Each year our club hosts an event in honor of Charles Darwin's birthday to celebrate scientific advancement. As an officer, I helped to: book a venue and speaker, select a documentary to watch, and design and distribute flyers.

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In addition to HoC's regular meetings on campus, we also host informal socials. Casual discussions in smaller groups often makes it easier for the club's shy members to partipate. We plan activites such as cooking together to encourage friendships and make everyone feel welcome.

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