Visiting Denmark for the first time was a wonderful experience. A regional Round Square conference took place at Herlufsholm School in Naestved, 80 kilometres outside of Copenhagen. The elite boarding school was founded in the 16^th century, 1565. Herlufsholm is rich in culture, offers internationally recognized academic degrees and provides superb athletics since it has top of the line facilities. Their assembly room reminded me of the Chateau de Versailles in France. The ceilings have stunning artworks and the walls are filled with outstanding paintings. Even the moldings on the walls are sensational.

The theme of the conference was Exploring Heights: physically and mentally. To physically explore heights, we participated in a high ropes course that enabled us to reach our full potential even though most of us began this journey full of anxiety. To mentally explore heights, a guest speaker came to Herlufsholm to share a few personal experiences. He works as an elite soldier in the military in a dangerous sector, where he could die during most expeditions. He taught us that people live their life focusing on mistakes they’ve made in the past, but no one has the power to change the past. The most we can do is do our best to create the best possible future. His message was that focusing on the positive in life is the key to happiness. — Emily Smith ’13