It's HOBY - Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership - season so we are celebrating one of the most magical times of the year with some of our favorite wizards.

1. The first time you hear the sweet sound of the "OUTSTANDING" cheer...

2. ...versus hearing it for the fifty-seventh time that morning.

3. Trying to be "alive, awake, alert AND enthusiastic" for your ambassadors while running on three hours of sleep (despite the six-hour requirement for staff).

4. When you see the ambassadors unlocking personal growth and forming lifelong friendships.

5. Are we changing the world one empowered new leader at a time?

6. How the ambassadors look at us when they first arrive...

7. ...versus how they look when it's time to go home.

8. Seeing the ambassadors crushing on each other and knowing better but still secretly rooting for them.

9. When those recruitment numbers come in lower than last year's seminar...

10. ... and you don't know how, but you end up with more ambassadors than the year before within days of arrival.

11. Looking at your roommate during those late night conversations and just feeling so proud of the person they are and the work they are doing in the world.

12. Being called out during "Show Me How You Get Down".

13. Leaving after that last staff meeting is always sad, but exciting because it's time to start getting ready for next year's seminar!