Hi, my name is Raz Mille and I am a 16 year old sophomore from Craftsbury VT. I would love to say that I was searching for amazing programs to sign up for, but the truth is that I had no idea about it until one of my friends mentioned Go for launch in passing. Even so, I am incredibly glad that he did because it has opened up opportunities and possibilities that I could never have imagined. I have only done one Higher Orbits program so far but it is still one of the coolest experiences I have had.
We did so many activities and learned so much. I remember specifically we did an activity where we had to build a tower out of different materials like cardboard and sticky notes. Whichever group made the tallest tower that didn’t fall over would win. My group made the sturdiest tower but also the second shortest, so we lost that one. We also learned a lot through our own research.
My group and I were doing an experiment on how ferro fluid would react in space with an electromagnet and different sound frequencies being played. We didn’t end up winning but I know we got close. All in all my Higher Orbits experience so far has been out of this world. At the end of Go for launch Michelle told us about an amazing opportunity where we could go to Australia and learn from the best about all the different areas of science. I thought “hey, why not apply?” So I did.
About a month later my mom told me about the Facebook live event and recorded my reaction. I don’t think anyone at Higher Orbits can use it though because I said something like “holy mother forking shirt ball”. Needless to say, I was and am very excited for this.
I think that if I had to choose the thing that I am most excited about it would have to be meeting everyone from all over the world. I love making connections with people and I feel like this is one of the best ways to do so. I mean if they're going on this trip they have to have similar interests as me because it was my interests that got me to go on this trip. I’m really looking forward to it and can’t wait for this adventure to begin
Written by Stellar Student: Raz Mille
