 Language is power. A word can shape history. A book can change a life. Since it began five years ago, the NEA Foundation's Global Learning Fellowship has worked to enhance the skills educators need to prepare their students to thrive in our interconnected world. Through this effort, the NEA Foundation has provided more than 150 Fellows' exposure to the unique triumphs and challenges of diverse cultures in faraway lands. For many, this trip was their first visit outside the United States. When they returned, they shared that wonder and excitement were their students at home. Last summer, we visited the small village of Pumamaka, high in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Before visiting the village, we learned the village's school library lacked an important resource. The Fellows of 2050 decided to act. Carrying boxes, suitcases and carry-ons filled with more than 150 rocks, we came to Pumamaka, more than 9,000 feet above sea level. The students of Pumamaka expressed their appreciation with overwhelming joy. In the summer of 2016, we will return to Peru to gain new insights and understanding. Our 2016 Global Learning Fellows want to expand upon last year's legacy by bringing 450 books to the people we visit. This gift of books is an expression of gratitude to the people of this beautiful region for the lessons they will impart to our educators and their students at home. So please, give, make a small contribution. Share this challenge with your social network. Journeys of the mind. Together, we can bring the world to our students. Thank you. When the children of Pumamaka receive their books and they open it up, they're opening up a world of possibilities of what can be. And when we handed them those books, they were so joyous and so excited. You would have thought we gave them a million dollars. With your support, the Global Fellow Learning Program can provide students in Peru with valuable classroom supplies to enhance their education. Thank you.