Harvard Trip

 Hello everyone!

I have so much to update you on. Isa and I are apart of the Speech and Debate team here at my school. And we just got back from the Harvard University Tournament. It was such an amazing experience. We left Friday morning and took a connecting flight to make it to Boston. We got there in the afternoon so we had time to settle down. We competed all day Saturday and Sunday. It was extremely exhausting. My last round on Saturday was at 9 PM. I was very tired. But on the bright side we saw a bit of snow which was cool. Monday was Isa’s birthday so the whole team went out to breakfast together. It was very sweet. We all sang Happy Birthday to her. Isa and I had good results. She broke into Triple Octos in Original Oratory. Andres and I went 3-3, meaning we won 3 rounds and lost. 3 rounds. We were so close to breaking. We then watched some final rounds of other events. Overall, it was a good learning experience and a fun trip.



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