It all started on Tuesday morning, October 30th, 2012 when We Day had arrived and I wanted to start making a difference. In order to make this difference I had to arrive at school before 7:45 am to be able to walk to the bus stop and to be on time at the MTS Centre to watch the We Day live. Ever since that morning I was feeling super excited that I was going to be able to see all the speakers and even all the singers like Shawn Desman, Lights etc. But most importantly, I was going to be able to learn more about making a difference and trying to help and also learn about those people who may have disabilities but still did something to help make a change and for those who still want to help make a difference today.
Well the day had started and we got on the bus and went off to the MTS Centre. Right when I got to the MTS Centre, of coarse I was starting to get really excited again. Well we found our seats and got all of our things settled then went to check out some booths and take some pictures. I got a picture and autograph from Much Music, bought a We Day shirt, and got a lot of free things! Who doesn't like free things? Well anyways after checking out all the cool things, it was time to go back to our seats because the We Day was soon to start. This was the time that I had to start listening to what all the speakers had to say and start setting my mind on what I was going to do to help make a difference. After listening to the whole performance got me really motivated to make a difference. I was so shocked to hear all of what the speakers had to say and the stories that some speakers told. The one that got me the most imspired in was Molly Burke's speech. The way that she explained her life and what had happened to her when she turned 14 years old. No words can explain how emotional it was to hear her story about turning 14 years old. Everyone was in shock and no one could believe anything that she said. It was to unbelievable to even hear. After finishing her speech got me really thinking that I really need to make a difference because I wouldn't want what happened to her to happen to me or to anyone else but to make this a change, I would need to make a difference in this world so that everyone understands that bullying is wrong and if you don't want to get bullied, then you shouldn't bully anyone else because they are feeling the same way about it.
My overall impression of We Day is that I don't think I've ever seen something so motivating and something that amazing ever before. This changed my life a lot and is really wanting me to make a big difference in the world because of everything they did especially the speakers who had such emotional and fearing speeches that made me really think and start setting my mind on being the change and making a difference. From everything I learned and heard on this day made me want to set my mind and help and also make a change. I am willing to do anything because this impression has changed me so much. From this day forward, I am going to try to do anything I can and I mean anything to make a difference in any way that is possible. Once I set my mind to do something, I have to do it, it's just how these things are. You say your going to do it and it doesn't get out of your head until you actually do it. Well this so far has been the best experience for me and I wish I could go back again next year. It has tought me the biggest lesson ever and I will never forget anything that anyone of them said.
Well as I've told you before, there are really no words that can explain how great of a job all the speakers did. There was Craig and Marc Keilburger, Hannah Taylor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Spencer West, and Molly Burke. They all did a phenomenal job but I think the one that impacted me the most was Molly Burke. Well Molly was telling us her story and it basically started when she turned 14 years old. Molly said that she had hurt her ankle so she needed to be using crutches. Well Molly also said that she wasn't a very popular girl and she didn't really have any friends. She got bullied all the time. Well one day the "popular girls" also known as the "bullies" asked Molly if she would like to hang out with them. Molly was so desperate and she really wanted to have some friends so she took the offer and agreed to hang out with them knowing that they were the bullies. While walking around with them, Molly realized that there was trees above her head and next thing she knows, she was in a forest. Well she sat down and took a break and approached to a loud noise up against the tree with her crutches. Even before she turned around to see what had happened, she already knew that her crutches were broken. Then next thing she knew it, she was all alone in a forest with no crutches so she tried to get up but it didn't work, she just fell right back down. Molly didn't know what to do at this point so her emotions came out and she started to cry. So after telling us that part, Molly told us to be quiet for the next seven seconds. Everything was dark and it was all silent, she began by saying "this is how I see my world" but everyone was kind've confused on what she mean't about that. Then she said you may have not noticed but "I am blind". I was in shock for at least five seconds but it was not only me, it was everyone. No one could believe it, no one. She told us that she turned blind at the age of 14. This changed her life a lot but she has been working through it and hasn't given up. After her story, got me really inspired because I would never ever want something like that to ever happen to me. I don't think that I would be as confident as she was and have such a strong voice while saying her story.
Well it really wasn't only the speakers that did a good job, it was also the music artists. The music artists that were there was Jesse Giddings, Shawn Desman, Tyler Shaw, Lights, Victoria Duffield, One Drop, and Allstar Weekend. They all had such great performances and sang really great songs. Well if I had to pick a favorite, I think I would pick Shawn Desman. When I told my parents that I saw Shawn Desman they told me a story about when they were younger. When they were younger Shawn Desman went to their church and he also performed and Portuguese parties like when there was special events. Well as you may know, he was not really famous back in the days but my parents told me that he was still a fabulous singer and is now really famous and plays such amazing songs. Another part that I also thought was pretty cool was when One Drop was doing her performance on the rope that was hanging from the sky. Well in the "RBC bag" that they gave us had this "RBC" bank drop necklace. Everyone took it out and put in on and when the speaker said "lights on" all of our necklaces turned on and the lights got darker and all you could see was One Drop and all of our necklaces glowing. It was pretty amazing to look at the stands and see everyone with their necklaces glowing. In my opinion, I thought that was a pretty great thing to come up with. Well these performances totally blew me away and I had the best experience of my life at We Day.
Well towards the end of the show the two men who invented We Day, which is Craig and Marc Keilburger, told us the three "laws". These were The Law of Few, The Law of Will, and The Law of We. After talking about these three laws, I learned that anyone, no matter who it is can make a difference and if
we work together, anything can be possible. Craig and Marc also talked to us about a girl named Nellie Mclung who has made a difference in the past. She said "Never Retreat, Never Explain, and Never Apologize". She wanted to make women's rights better so she stood up and people started believing her. She proved that just because you are a girl, doesn't mean that you shouldn't have the same rights that the guys do. After Craig and Marc talked about Nellie Mclung, it reminded me of a girl in Afganhistan who believed that women's should have the same rights as men. This girl made a blog on how she thought that it shouldn't matter what gender you are, both male and female should have the same rights. Well after posting this blog, something very serious happened to her. She was on the bus and there was a group of males who shot her in the head and she was brought immediatley to the hosptial. This to me does not seem far what so ever. She just wanted to let the world know that both male and female should have the same rights. I think she was doing the right thing and did not deserve to get shot for any reason. Well we all know that these things happen out there and there are still some people who may still be doing these kind of things, this is why you should help make a difference so that it lets those people know that what they are doing is not right at all and no one should ever get treated the way this girl did.
After having the greatest experience of my life and having to learn such a great lesson made me really think that I really need to start making a difference. I learned that
WE together can all make a difference know matter who it is and what you are going to do to make it happen. So help this world out today by making a difference and
BE THE CHANGE!
My overall impression of this great experience was
life changing. The day before We Day, I got chosen to go because there was four
more extra tickets. I didn't expect to get invited so late and last minute, but
I was so thankful and happy. On the morning of We Day, I was so excited and
already knew this was going to be a great and memorable day. When we arrived at
the MTS Center, I still couldn't believe I was there. Seeing all the people
with signs and shirts, it got me all excited. When we got to our seats, we were
amazed of how close we were to the stage! We put down our stuff and got to look
around to see what was there for us to buy, eat, see and do. We saw a lot of
stands for shirts and a lot of stands for food. When my friends and I were
looking around, we saw that Phoebe and Scott from Much Music was there to take
pictures with and to sign autographs! My friends and I didn't hesitate to go in
the line up. We were so happy. We also got some free stuff and some shirts from
the stands. When the performance began, the first person we saw was Jesse
Giddings! One of the hosts from Much Music Live. Selena and I were screaming
our heads off. Selena was about the cry and that wasn't even the best part!
There was so many great performances like, Shawn Desman, Tyler Shaw, Rob Nash,
Allstar Weekend, LIGHTS, One Drop and many more. During the performances, they told us to take out a necklace in the bags placed on our seats. When we pulled out the tag of the necklace nothing happened, so we just went alone with it. But all of a sudden, the necklaces started to light up out of nowhere! It was so amazing and beautiful because it lit up all at the same time. 
All of the performances were fantastic and I loved them all, but
the one that I liked the best was Tyler Shaw. His voice is so beautiful. It's
amazing how talented he is at such a young age. And that his career if from joining
a contest, pretty cool. There were many inspiring speakers also. Like, the
makers of We Day Craig and Marc Kielburger, Spencer West, Molly Burke, Hannah
Taylor, Mikhail Gorbachev, and other great speakers. But one of the speakers
that inspired me the most was Spencer West. Spencer West is a man who had no
legs ever since he was 5. When I saw him come up onto the stage, I started to
tear up because I actually got to see him in person, hear his voice and
experience his presence. Just seeing on him standing tall and proud on the
stage made me realize that my problems, aren't really problems because things
could be way much worse. When he told us the story about him climbing Mount
Kilimanjaro to raise money for Free The Children's clean-water projects in Kenya,
it lead me to tears. It's amazing how he was hurting so badly, but he still
climbed. And how he kept encouraging his friends and kept repeating to himself
to never give up. Spencer West have inspired me to make difference, taught me
to never give up and that anyone is capable to make a change. I still can't
believe I got to hear his story from his own voice and get to see him in
person, it's really overwhelming. Another person who lead me to tears was Molly
Burke. Her story was so amazing and strong. She told us that she got bullied
quite a lot when she was 14. While she was telling us the story, she told us to
stay silent for seven seconds and the lights turned off. All we could hear was
her voice. She told us that this is all what she sees, 'darkness'. We didn't
fully understand her until she said, 'I am blind' Gasps filled up the room. We
did not see that coming. She even showed us her guide dog. After she left the
stage, I was still so shocked. It is really amazing how strong she is. After hearing all their speeches have taught me that we can make and be the change and that we should be thankful for what we have. Hearing all their speeches have got inspired even more. I have a lot of people to
look up to and a lot of people to learn from. Just because We Day is over, it
doesn't and will not mean that I'm going to stop putting an effort to change
the world. I will keep going like how Spencer West kept going to reach the top
of Mount Kilimanjaro. My next step is participating in the project 'We Change'
in November. And I hope a lot of people make an effort to participate also. "Don't wait for the change. BE the change." It
was such an inspiring day and now I have something great to look back at. 
