It is truly amazing how FIRST bring people together, no matter how far or how different they are. I am fortunate enough to make friends from all over the country... Especially when they all share the same passion as you do, working hard for similar goals and trying to do something meaningful with their lives. I got friends as close as people in the Bay Area and LA, and as far as Oklahoma, Florida, Seattle, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Michigan...
There is one special person I met on this board. She's very special to me because I could talk to her just about anything... problems in school, in FIRST, and just about everything else in my life. She was there in my lowest moment in life and helped me through it, and she once gave me the best encouragement I've ever heard when I complained about someone and said "don't worry kenny, I will beat her up at Nats". I have never met her before, but I feel like I've known her for a long time already. I think she knows who she is, so I'll just leave it at that.
It's so cool meeting friends in this competition, especially when they become one of the best friends you've ever had.
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