What was your first experience of voting or participating in civic life?

Think back to that moment — the first time you felt part of something larger than yourself. Maybe it was casting a ballot, attending a town meeting, or joining a protest. What did it feel like to have a voice, however small, in shaping your community or country? Reflect on what you knew (or thought you knew) then about responsibility, power, and belonging — and how your perspective has changed since.