International LIFE Pages of the 89th Grand Board of the Aleph Zadik Aleph and 69th International Board of the B'nai B'rith Girls Ryan Dishell | Page 4

So I won’t be spending my entire life at home. Why do I keep this goal as a memento? It reminds me of who I was. It reminds me that however I defined it, and however I have come to define it, home will always be the most important thing in my life, no matter the changes. ! ! Home is the little town of Pacific Palisades, California. Most of the old restaurants and shops have closed down or reopened as new things since I was younger. I don’t live in the same house as I once did. A lot has changed there, just as I have changed. But it will always be home.! ! Home is Palisades AZA #2536. When I joined, it was the newest and smallest chapter in what was then Pacific Coast Region (yep, that changed too). We experienced so many changes in the last 5 years. We’ve grown. A lot. It makes me proud to represent the little chapter that could—and did. Even as I leave it, I’m proud to have called it home.! ! Home is Pacific Western Region #44. The biggest change of all happened here. I sat in a conference room for hours into the night discussing and debating the future of PCR and SWR. A lot changed that night. A lot has changed since. I can only hope that change for the better continues far into the future. I’ll always be grateful I was able to shape this home.! ! Home is Aleph Zadik Aleph. Home is BBYO. Home is Pacific Palisades. Home is Los Angeles. Home is summer camp. Home is school. Home is the relationships we create in the most significant places and moments in our lives. Home is where we feel the most welcomed.! ! In failing to forever stay at home, I did just that.