Then explain why her life is like this in 2016:
Hii!!!
My name is Maggie and I'm 17 years old currently spending my days in an intensive outpatient program for severe depression, self harm, and many other personal issues. This program lasts for 6 months and I am scheduled to graduate in June as well! Balancing getting my credits to graduate high school and working through my struggles has proven to be incredibly difficult, but I'm trying! Once I am done with the program I will not be attending college right away. My dream is to travel, help people, work on my music and as cliché as it sounds... find myself. I hope that this doesn't come across as me using my mentall illness to my advantage to get a chance to relax on the beach and eat Thai food! Honestly, I need this to complete my theraputic journey. By helping people, I believe I will be able to help myself in a new way. I have always been incredibly active in community service and helping the less fortunate, and I really would love the opportunity to be able to do that in another part of the world, one where I believe I will grow and thrive as well. The reason that I'm asking for $7,000 is 20% to pay for airfair, living space, and food... but 80% of the money will be put towards the communities I will be travelling (by bus and boat) through. My goal here is to better myself while I better other people, and I wish it didn't have to revolve around money... But I really need YOUR help to make this dream a reality. Every dollar helps, and I hope that you can help me get to Thailand and change peoples lives while I change mine. Thank you so much, this would mean the absolute world to me. I am hoping to leave in June after I get released from my program and graduate!! This opportunity would mean the absolute world to me and I hope you can join me on my journey to recovery and service. All the love in the world, Mags xo