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Teenager Abby Harrison ” astronaut Abby’ is obsessed with becoming an astronaut, hopes to become the first Astronaut on Mars and inspire others to reach for the stars, literally!

As a child we all have dreams we hope to achieve one day as as an adult. By the time we become adults those dreams often alter and change.

For one 19 year old college student, that tale is one that could be traced back to childhood and living stronger than ever.

19 year old Abigail Harrison with an incredible set of dreams. For one, Ms. Harrison is an aspiring scientist and with dreanof becoming a NASA astronaut, the first one to land on MARS.

And that’s just the beginning –Astronaut Abby, her self titled moniker and name of website and blog), also dreams of becoming the first astronaut to Mars.

I addition to her dreams of epic proportions, Ms. “Astronaut Abby” has also created a worldwide outreach program called the #FutureOfSpace, a global initiative that is geared toward inspiring opportunity for those to express their passion and excitement about space, STEM and dreams with kids around the world.

The program includes initiative, includes “an email pen pal program, classroom visits, web chats, speaking at events and sharing on her social media channels and blog”; describes Astronaut Abby’s Blog @ AstronautAbby.com
Abby is committed to inspiring her generation and beyond instilling opportunity to those less fortunate to have the opportunity that allows underprivileged children to hone their skills in the fields of STEM through organization like ‘The Mars Generation.’

RFP’s Michael Thomas, Jr. Spoke with Ms. Abigail Harrison on her life ambitions’s, her intuitive to provide opportunity and inspire others through her organization and the future of STEM education.

Young and Aspiring Astronaut, Abigail Harrison as a lot to see about the future of STEM fields and so much more!

Hear the interview below

Follow Abby’s journey on Instagram, Twitter, or at AstronautAbby.com

-Produced & edited by Michael Thomas, Jr.

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‘Sit With US’ Founder, 16 Year Old Founded, Natalie Hampton Pictured left and and Brand Ambassador is creative huge waves with her new mobile app to take on the challenges of school bullies

A new mobile application is helping students fight bullying and helping bridge friendly bonds among students into the lunchrooms of middle school and high schools across the globe.

The application is called Sit With Us, A mobile application that was established a by a 16 year old highschool student after years of facing abuse from fellow students and peers in the lunchroom at her school.

Natalie Hampton, the creator and brand’s ambassador of ‘Sit With Us’ decided to take action so she reached out to her parents and got to together with some developers to start Sit With US which After going public in September of 2016, has been featured on Good Morning America, NPR News, ABC World News, and countless major news outlets across the world. Since the application took wave in the Apple’s IOS App store, Sit With us has been received with positive reception serving thousands of schools across the world.

Ms. Hampton’s creation has been helping create a positive influence for many students in schools across the country and beyond, to form friendships and avoid the hardships of being bullied for where you choose to sit at lunch where friendships often start and are initiated in school settings.

The Application’s Process Set Up Like this : Sit With Us serves mobile application that for students to reach out to their peers and fellow students, and inviting them to their school lunch tables. Through the application student can look at the list of “open lunches” in the mobile application which allows to know that they are have an open to join with no chance or fear of rejection.

When signing up as an ambassador through Sit With Us, each “Sit With Us ambassadors take a allegiance to welcome anyone who joins and include them in the conversation.

Natalie Hampton, 16, created the Sit With Us mobile application after experiencing physical, emotional, and cyber bullying in middle school which resulted in changing schools and a new attitude to help tackle this issue on click at a time.

Natalie explained how both teachers and parents can take part of bullying solutions in school by being part to coordinate ‘Sit With Us’ programs, facilitate topic discussions during lunch to bring people together, or organize gatherings that can help build friendships between students.

“My high school places a great deal of emphasis on community service and what it means to be a global citizen, and I think that is why it is generally a kind and welcoming place,” she said. “

As far as the future of the application goes, The busy teen see no stopping in helping push her application to a larger audience; “Right now we’re looking to create an application available in more countries, and eventually open on the android market, for android users to download., ” Hampton said.”

We had the opportunity to speak with Ms. Hampton on her inspiration for the application Sit with Us and find out how all of it works in action:

Monthly Archives: January 2017

To Mars and Beyond the Stars: An interview with “Astronaut Abby”, Abigail Harrison

To Mars and Beyond the Stars: An interview with “Astronaut Abby”, Abigail Harrison

Sit With Us: A New Mobile Application Tackles Bullying