Phusebox

washington d.c.

January 14 2006

wow, it's been a while since i've written.

i just woke up actually. but, i get the house all to myself today since my mum is out of town and she won't get home until very late in the evening.

i've been nominated to go to washington d.c. to represent my school and my community in the National Young Leaders Conference. as it says in my nomination letter: "less than 1% of all high-achieving high school students are presented with this opportunity, and many alumni of the program report that it is a life changing experience." i'll get to meet with high-ranking government officials, leaders from congress, the executive branch, the national news media, and the diplomatic corps. i'll also get to stay in a nice hotel for 10 days, tour monuments and museums, participate in debates and model congress, etc.

i can't even articulate how excited i am to go. but for now, i'm still focusing on earning some sponsorships since it'll cost about $3,000 for me to attend.

Teresa Smith

January 14 2006

wow...congratulations on that honor thing...that is like so freakin' amazing. :) Good luck with raising the money and what-not. I've gotta go but have a great Sunday. <3

Kelly

January 15 2006

thats cool =) 3000 bucks.. wow thats ALOT.. good luck with it all...

Chelsey Montgomery

January 15 2006

wow that sounds.. fun? hah good luck with the sponserships. &hearts;

Teresa Smith

January 15 2006

I'm pretty sure you'll get it, but even if you don't NO worries. I'm sure sure sure you'll get the money somehow. :):):) Kepe your chin up and keep us all posted and stuff. Have a good Sunday. <3

DubiousMotives

January 15 2006

thats pretty awesome henri my man

K

January 16 2006

I've gotten the same thing, and a couple others from different associations as well, the good that does me since I can't go to any of them. My parents aren't willing to cough up the 3000+ it costs, actually they can't really afford to fork over that much for like 3 days of my life (or a week or whatever/however long those things last) since I'm already costing my parents more than they're willing to give. And, scholarships are not a viable option for me, don't have time to find them, and no one would sponsor me, unfortunately. Alas. This is life, which on many occasions sucks eggs. Have fun -- and tell us all about it~

Teresa Smith

January 20 2006

Dude guess what?! We got 1/2 inch of SNOW this week. woooooot. It was amazzzzzzing. hehe That's the only snow we've had in like 3years. So how are you doing???