[devg29]

This was definitely worth the watch, and had me on an emotional roller coaster for sure. Every time I watch these amazing teams, or see videos of worlds, I long with all of my heart that I could be there, but as a junior, I deem it to be unlikely that my team will make it to worlds while I am still in high school. We've been around for 6 years, and our record is making quarterfinals at a district event. I just dream of a day when our team might take home a blue banner from a district, or even make it to district champs, and I grow extremely jealous of the "elite teams." But then I have to remember that we're still a fairly new team, that there is so much more to learn, and that FRC truly is more than robots, and much more than winning a competition. Sure, it would be nice to win or move on, but in the mean time, I've made it my main focus to increase my skills and help my team grow. It's because of these amazing teams, for example, 118. I look at some of their reveal videos, and just ask HOW?! But "how" in the sense that I want to learn about the complex workings of their robots and get on their level throughout the course of my life. It's because of these teams that I am so driven to be the best that I can be, whether that's making it to regionals, or just building a robot that I'm proud of. Either way, I'll always be thankful for FIRST and FRC for pointing my life in the direction it's going now, and for all of the teams out there that make me want to be the best that I can be.