her journey thus far
By the time Tiffani Rice was 16 years old, she had traveled across Europe for weeks with a group of dozens of strangers, and has traveled across the map nearly every year since. At 17 years old she worked with an international charity and spearheaded a natural disaster relief fundraiser, for the victims of a monstrous typhoon that hit the Philippines. By 18, Tiffani was leading groups of wildly energetic kids within her community by sharing her love for soccer as head coach. Now, at nearly 21 years old, she is searching for her next big journey. Traveling, charitable work, and coaching soccer may all seem unrelated on the surface, but once it is all boiled down, each of these interests embody the most special and significant aspect of Tiffani's character, the fact that she is driven by the experiences she shares with people. Tiffani is uniquely sociable. Everything which brings her happiness is centered on her connectivity with others and sharing her loves and passions.
One of Tiffani's central missions in life is to discover and unveil all of the things about the world which light her fire. Since she was a young child, she has always been drawn to trying new sports and instruments, people watching, interpreting language, exploring the world around her, and learning about herself. She had yet to realize that her whole life she had been searching for her life's fulfillment and what brings her joy. So far she has been able to identify many things which truly bring her happiness. She may have never known what her passions would grow to be, until she put herself out there into new, and sometimes scary, situations. You never know what you're looking for until you've found it!
One of Tiffani's central missions in life is to discover and unveil all of the things about the world which light her fire. Since she was a young child, she has always been drawn to trying new sports and instruments, people watching, interpreting language, exploring the world around her, and learning about herself. She had yet to realize that her whole life she had been searching for her life's fulfillment and what brings her joy. So far she has been able to identify many things which truly bring her happiness. She may have never known what her passions would grow to be, until she put herself out there into new, and sometimes scary, situations. You never know what you're looking for until you've found it!
Night of nations X YELLOW BOAT OF HOPEIn 2014, Tiffani had just been elected one of the newest board members of her high school's student government. Horrifically, later that year, a monstrous typhoon had devastated the Philippines Islands. Tiffani spearheaded a fundraising event coined the Night of Nations, to raise money to be donated to the Philippines based charity, Yellow Boat of Hope, whose mission is to provide yellow boats as the central mode of transportation for the young students of the Philippines, to get to and from their school houses. The fundraising event was hugely successful. It had raised over $2,000, which was more money raised in the one night's event than any other event in the history of her high school! She utilized her Student Government platform to bring awareness and relief to those affected both on the island and those who felt the effect of the typhoon in her community. Her passion for cultures around the world and her connectivity with those in her community, helped to light the spirit of the event. |
SUMMER IN EuropeOne thing Tiffani genuinely draws happiness and excitement from is any opportunity to travel. One summer, at 16, Tiffani traveled to Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland along with nearly 30 other students from around Massachusetts and Pittsburgh whom she had never known before. It resulted in being one of the most remarkable, life altering experiences in her nearly 21 years of life. Tiffani's love for culture and language, experiencing the vast differences between the cultures of Europe and the U.S. , and gaining a more experienced respect for how people around the world live, has emboldened her uniquely innate sense of connectivity and sociability with those in her community and those she has come to know from around the world. |
HEAD COACH FOR THE YEARTiffani was inspired to play soccer after spending a whole weekend watching reruns of CR7's highlight tournament games. Ever since, her love for soccer has heightened over the years. She loved that soccer was played by people from all around the world, and that millions of people shared the same passion for the game she had grown to love. Her reputation as a soccer player had become known in her community, and she was invited to lead as head coach of one of the youth soccer teams for her communities league, by the President of the town's soccer association. To her delight, coaching was one of the most fulfilling experiences of her life! She loved watching the young kids' skills develop and their understanding of the game grow, she loved watching their faces light up on the nights she brought the kids to their first Major League Soccer matches, and watching her players perform on the field filled her with pride. The kids' energies, their personalities, and their willingness to learn the game that Tiffani loves so much made her the happiest coach in the world. |