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Originally Posted by Pika1579

Everyone is so excited to go on this trip. Since word has gotten out at our school that we're going all the way to Brazil, a lot of people have come up to me asking me questions about robotics. People who were pretty uninterested in the team before are now asking me what this "robotics thing" is all about. After telling them that we're not making human-like robot clones of ourselves... they seem pretty interested in what we do. Even in a Board of Ed. meeting in our town that the team was invited to attend, when the people there heard we were going to Brazil, they were impressed. This has been a great way for us to attract peoples attention and get them to see a little about how great robotics and FIRST really is.

Absolutely!!...Meeting and learning how to work with peers with different backgrounds and cultures is one of the many rewarding experiences FIRST has to offer!!! I can't imagine a better way to bring teams together...I'm truly sorry for those that aren't able to participate this year, you're really missing out on such an incredible event...so I guess I'd suggest start saving up for 2006!!
And for those that are, I'm really excited and looking forward to meeting you...!!! I guarantee you'll love it here... and if there's any way we can help, let us know!

Best of luck!...