Here is a good idea if you go to another regional.
Always have a phone with you. Not only can you call friends at the regional to figure out a place to meet, which is especially useful at Nationals, you can also save sns to your phone's "Task List" as text files really really quickly. I had to do that a lot last year, and it's a lot more convenient than pen and paper.
Trust me, a year from now, someone's gonna go up to you and tell you how awesome you are and how they've missed you
It's a good feeling.
- Genia