IGovern- How it changed me.

I've been an Incumbent of IGovern East, for two years. It has been a blessing and shaped me in so many ways.



Socially: I've met the most amazing people ever, words alone can't explain. So many dear friendships, that I never want to lose. I can't imagine a gathering this large of people who are just so---indescribable :)

Politically: My opinions became better grounded. The first year- I was Senate Minority Leader. The first day, so many people tried to lobby for one bill or another, but I learned how to speak up, and not to say "yes" to every proposial.
As a Vice Presidential nominee this year, I again was confronted with many different bills,  I made a decision, a very hard one at that; not to vote for a popular national park bill...because of what Jim DeMint said, and my own convictions. I was one of four Senators speaking against it, it was a lost cause and made many people annoyed. Thankfully, a fellow Senator worked out a compromise. But from that moment I saw what Senators have to do, isn't always easy.



Spirituality: Well, It really was moving. I can't explain anything like it. The speakers really touched me, and the songs----I never raised my hands in worship; but at IGovern, I did. The counselors were a blessing, as each of them had to be some of the most encouraging people I've ever met; So were the students!



Overroll: My first year, I was the idealistic young Senate Minority Leader, full of ideas, and worried of causing waves, but I did a few times. This year, I was a Vice- Presidential nominee, I thought (as I did last year) very deeply into issues, but the difference, I was more cautious about turning in FEC forms, and I really felt like I put to practice, the lessons I learned as Senate Minority Leader at camp.