Most Memorable First Moment

[Alivia]

I am sure this topic has been used time and time again, but sitting here at Ball State University, I had some free time on my hands and thought I'd bring it up again.

Since I've come to college, I've been really missing my old team, and find myself reminiscing about past robotics seasons. I was wondering what all of your most memorable moments from FIRST are--moments that are forever etched in your memory that you can't help but smile when you think about. It doesn't have to be from this past season, but from any year. What is the one moment you will never forget?

For me, it's probably a combination of all the pep-talks and encouraging words I received from all the mentors I worked with, but especially the film crew mentors. I will never forget the advice I got during 2007 nationals from my mentor. I was on the main floor, taking pictures of all the goings-on, and as the day went on, I kept getting more sad because it was my last year/event on Team Hammond. My mentor noticed this, and gave me a peptalk. He said, "I know you're feeling sad right now. And you have every reason to be. But if you feel sad now, you're going to miss out on feeling excited and happy about what's happening. You won't be able to take in the moment. So, you have two choices. You can either stay sad and miss out now, or be sad later, and take in all the wonderful experiences there are here. It's your choice. But I think I know what you're gonna chose." And thanks to his words of advice, I lived up the moment and had an awesome time.

What moment will you remember forever? And don't worry about sounding long-winded. Look at my post!