It is hard to believe that in less than a week we will find out who is the next host city for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. My home city Glasgow is on the final shortlist along with Medellin in Colombia and Buenos Aires in Argentina. For the past year I have been an ambassador for Glasgow's bid and it has been an incredible experience.

I'm an 18-year-old drama student from the East End of Glasgow and I have been involved in our bid right from the start when I was asked by the National Theatre of Scotland to host the launch ceremony at Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow. It was a fantastic experience that day and has continued for the past 12 months.

In October I travelled to the International Olympic Committee Headquarters in Lausanne with my fellow Bid Champion Mahad Ahmed to deliver our candidature file. And on Wednesday (June 26) we were with double Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Ed Clancy and hundreds of school children as we launched the "I Wish...For Glasgow 2018" campaign. It was great to see young people play sport and dance in the city's streets for the launch. That is what Glasgow is all about.

Right from the beginning Glasgow's bid has been all about young people. Since our bid was launched we have engaged with over 1.5 million young people across the UK, showing Glasgow's ability to mobilise the world's youth. Glasgow is a young city with such a vibrant cultural and social life. People who come here will be able to feel safe and at home. All young people like to have fun and believe me, if we win the race to host the Games, Glasgow will put on a fantastic celebration of sport, culture and education.


So when I think about 2018 I wish that we get the opportunity to welcome young people from across the world to Glasgow for the Youth Olympic Games. We love sport and we love to have fun. I want to share everything that is good about Glasgow with people from all across the world and to learn about other cultures. The 2018 Youth Olympic Games would give us that opportunity.

As a youngster growing up in Glasgow I was always encouraged to take every opportunity that was in front of me. I've tried my hand at football, swimming, netball, dancing and then eventually acting where I found my passion. The main reason that I feel so strongly and passionately about Glasgow winning the Youth Olympic Games is the motto, "Be a Champion in your Own Life". No matter what your passion is in life Glasgow supports you all the way.

It has been great being there every step of the way during the bid and we are all looking forward to next week's announcement.