Such An Experience

YAF Conference Diaries, part 5

I think that it's interesting to share my experiences of actually having an opportunity to have experiences outside of the campus setting. Prior to this point, I only really had one experience of travelling independently. Unfortunately, this experience involved me taking an airplane, which I found to be quite difficult. Boarding and deboarding the plain was a challenge because there were no ramps, that I am aware of.
Being in the hotel was like being completely on my own. Luckily, I had some friends who helped me out, and that made me feel a lot better. I enjoyed being with my friends, and even getting to know some new people- at the same time. I don't think I would have gotten such an awesome experience had I attended another school.
There were schools from all over the country at this event. I think we had about a thousand kids at the conference- all of the participants had an opportunities to hear about what it's like to work in politics. We had seminars about that, and we also had student-led forums about how to become involved in politics at your school.
The most interesting event I found the most interest in was the seminar about "blogging". It was about how the computer can help us let people know about the issues that we might be having at our schools, and we also learned that writing about issues that you're most concerned about can help to get the problem noticed.