□<□>As □he secon□ encounte□ drew to □ close, it□ i□□ac□□□e□erberat□d wi□hin □e, □eaving me with a newfoun□ sen□e□of□clarity and purpose□ T□e excha□ge □f id□a□,□em□tion□,□and experiences had e□r□ched my □e□sp□ctiv□, broadened my horizo□s,□and de□pened□my□underst□nding o□ the world and those ar□□nd □e□ The□□ipples of this encoun□er □ould continue to resonate long after our paths d□ve□ged, inf□uenc□ng the co□rse of□my journe□ in ways both su□tle□a□d□profound.□