 The Australia Arts Scholarship has developed in me a better sense of responsibility to be able to collaborate more openly and to embrace diversity. It pushed me to my limits. I've accepted this challenge and I hope I'll be able to be an inspiration and become a leader of our organization in the Philippines. The Australia Awards helped me in building my capacity as a leader by allowing me to experience multiculturalism and diversity. Dealing with different people from different cultures helps you to be more culturally sensitive and that's really really beneficial for being a leader in this global world. The scholarship has developed my capacity as a leader in terms of my way of thinking so after the scholarship I learned how to think more critically. It gets me to connect with other people, other students. It also helps me to boost my confidence and it helps me to understand that in this world it's not only your country but you also need to get connected with other people from other cultures.