All through my life I have been striking out, but one week in the summer of 2017, I hit a grand slam. It was a rainy evening with steam rising from the narrow, winding roads that I arrived at my destination, Shippensburg University. I ventured miles away from my upbeat urban life to a dessert place to go to the camp of Keystone Girls State. This was the camp that turned my life a complete 360, and where I hit my grand slam. When I first arrived to the camp, I was skeptical at first because I heard about this camp from a friend. I had no clue of what the camp entailed, but the moment I stepped foot into the camp, I knew this was a place for me. My journey began when I was assigned to my mock city. At Geter City, we elected a mayor and other city officials, and I was elected city magistrate. As the city magistrate, I heard many trials being debated between cogent plaintiffs and lawyers. This is where my voice started to be heard, since I decided if the defendant was guilty or not. At the state level, I and six others were elected Supreme Court Justices. I felt honored because it meant my peers believed in me and that they …show more content…
I will never forget what my state representative told me when I visited him it the capital, “Make every opportunity count no matter how big or small and do your best. You never know where you'll end up.” He then laughed and said, “Just kidding, I know everybody says that, but always do something because you love it, not because you should do it. This is why I go build houses after working here.” I said, “Will do and that one day I will be back at this marvelous place as one of your colleagues.” This conversation is what I took away from the whole experience, since after the day I always remember what he said in the beautifully designed capital. The architecture was breathtaking and the paintings were so striking that I felt I was witnessing the time in United States