[KelliV]

What haven't I given up... I eat sleep and breathe FIRST. I quit the Varstiy cheerleading squad that I was the captin of, do not try out for plays, I no longer eat dinner at the normal hours, I don't get to bed on time at all, I wake up early, I dont hang out with people other than FIRSTers, I spend time watching old FIRST videos, I never see my family, during the season my few non-FIRST friends, that DOES include my boyfriend, do not talk to me becuase all they get is babbling about crabs and BUPODs and everything else that goes with FIRST, and my sanity also.
Even though I have given all of this up what I have gained these past few years have outweighed it by a long shot. I have gained a sense of belonging, teamwork, friendship, and not to mention everything I have learned about the real world of engineering from my fabulous mentors from Motorola. FIRST is the best thing that happened to me... I would give up anything and everything for it.
-Kelli with an "i"