Creativity, Action and Service; these three elements summarize the CAS program which has allowed me to develop new life skills, work collaboratively with others and experiment with new activities. Through all the various CAS activities, I have become an active risk-taker and thinker, taking risks in undertaking new challenges; I also became a thoughtful researcher and communicator by initiating new businesses and collaborating with others to accomplish the task. Furthermore, this CAS program gave me the opportunity to engage in issues of local and global importance and made me aware of the ethical implications of all my activities and projects that I carried out through CAS. These activities have also helped me become an open-minded, thoughtful, and principled person. Overall, CAS has made me a well-informed citizen, aware of its strengths and areas for growth. When we were first introduced to the CAS requirements for the IB program, I knew I wasn't ready for all the work and community service it required. Like everyone else, I freaked out about this...