I attended the 2019 AMP Global Youth Program in D.C. and I by no circumstance regret my decision. It was thoroughly enlightening to me. My school doesn’t offer curriculum based on international relations, so I decided to attend a summer program that would give me a taste of what it’s like in this field. I chose AMP because of the location (D.C. is the BEST place in the U.S. to experience international relations) and the cost (which is relatively good compared with other programs). From this program I gained so much. Lots of amazing friends (some of the best people I have ever met), ways to critically think (as learned in the Action Labs, which is vital if you want to have a career in IR), and a TON of information on all the possible jobs and what they consist of. We were able to see amazing and important buildings that people who live in D.C. probably don’t even know about. And, we were able to speak to our own Senate members at the Capitol! The people we were able to speak to were fascinating, and I was taught to question everything. Our schedule was packed and a lot of us were tired, but it’s far better to go to a camp where you always have something to do than nothing! Because of our jam-packed schedule, there wasn’t much free time, although we did get some time to ourselves and to hang out with friends. I would say, if you want to go to a program that will teach you a more effective way to think and expose you to much the field of IR, AMP is a great program to do it with. I still keep in touch with the amazing people I met!