I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. BUT I KNOW EXACTLY WHO I AM AND WHERE I'M GOING.
I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. BUT I KNOW EXACTLY WHO I AM AND WHERE I'M GOING.I'm 17. I've been playing basketball for 12 years. I coach kids. I speak in front of authorities. I work for the rights of my peers. And I have no intention of stopping.The basketball court shaped me before I knew what discipline, resilience, or leadership meant. It showed me that losses are part of the game and that a team is always stronger than any individual. I now carry those same lessons far beyond the court - at CSU ASE Bucuresti, where I compete, and at Romanian-Finnish High School, where I coach kids from grades 1 through 8 and where I also study, in a system built on the values of Finnish education.I'm a member of the Children's Board of Romania supported by UNICEF, where I work on mental health, education, and children's rights.
I'm a member of the Children's Advisory Council of Bucharest Municipality, where I speak directly with local decision-makers about what it means to be young in this city. I participate in ERASMUS+ projects and studied at Fordham University in New York, where I earned a C1 English certification - building on a path that also includes my Cambridge B2 certification.
I believe mental health is not a taboo subject. I believe sport is one of the most powerful tools a young person has to build a resilient mind. And I believe the voice of a 17-year-old matters - if they know what they're saying and have the courage to say it loud.If you want to see what all of this looks like in practice - games, projects, real moments - find me on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dRAQbyEY
I am Nicholas Carstoiu, athlete, activist, and a person still becoming - and I believe my generation doesn't need another speech about the future. It needs people who are building the future today: on the court, in meeting rooms, and wherever their voice can make a difference.
I'm one of them. And I'm just getting started.
NU STIU TOT. STIU INSA EXACT CINE SUNT SI INCOTRO MA DUC.Am 17 ani. Joc baschet de 12 ani. Antrenez copii. Vorbesc in fata autoritatilor. Lucrez pentru drepturile semenilor mei. Si nu am de gand sa ma opresc.
Terenul de baschet m-a format inainte sa stiu ce inseamna disciplina, rezilienta sau leadership. Mi-a aratat ca pierderile sunt parte din joc si ca echipa e mai puternica decat orice individ. Aceleasi lectii le duc acum in afara terenului - la CSU ASE Bucuresti, unde joc in competitie, si la Liceul Romano-Finlandez, unde antrenez copii de clasele I-VIII si unde invat si eu, intr-un sistem construit pe valorile educatiei finlandeze. Sunt membru al Boardului Copiilor din Romania sustinut de UNICEF, unde lucrez pe teme de sanatate mentala, educatie si drepturile copiilor. Sunt membru al Consiliului Consultativ al Copiilor din Primaria Municipiului Bucuresti, unde vorbesc direct cu decidenti locali despre ce inseamna sa fii tanar in acest oras. Particip la proiecte ERASMUS+ si am studiat la Fordham University in New York, unde am obtinut certificarea C1 in limba engleza - completand o traiectorie care include si certificarea Cambridge B2.
Cred ca sanatatea mentala nu e un subiect tabu. Cred ca sportul este unul dintre cele mai puternice instrumente prin care un tanar isi poate construi o minte sanatoasa. Si cred ca vocea unui copil de 17 ani conteaza - daca stie ce spune si are curajul sa o spuna tare. Daca vrei sa vezi cum arata toate astea in practica - meciuri, proiecte, momente reale - sunt pe YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dRAQbyEY
Sunt Nicholas Carstoiu, sportiv, activist si om in formare, si cred ca generatia mea nu are nevoie de inca un discurs despre viitor - are nevoie de oameni care construiesc viitorul azi, pe teren, in sali de sedinte si oriunde vocea lor poate face diferenta. Eu sunt unul dintre ei. Abia am inceput.
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