So as I said before, this weekend I attended 3 different speech competitions, one for forensics, one for Rotary, and one for the Optimist Oratorical club. In all, I performed in 7 different rounds, and talked for more than an hour! The first competition was the Forensics State competition and it went extremely well! My school, Memorial, won state by 47 points, and I ended up taking 2nd place in Special Occasion Speaking. (As you can see... I am SUPER tired)
The next Day I drove up to Wisconsin Rapids where I attended my very first Rotary-sponsored activity- The Rotary Speech competition on "making dreams real." Unfortunately, I must have mis-interpreted the speech I was supposed to write, because I didn't place. For some weird reason, I got the impression that the speech was supposed to be about making dreams real on a global scale, and in general. I wrote one paragraph about myself, but I didn't want to say that much about me because I was afraid I would be bragging. Boy was I wrong! The two guys that won were talented, none-the-less, but the majority of their speech was about themselves... hmmm, it was a good experience none-the-less.
Besides not doing well at the Rotary Speech, I met my very first inbound Rotary Student. He's this guy from Germany, and we got to talking, and I learned a lot about life there. He lives in 1810 (on boarder of France) and I'm just excited now about going. I also got my first two pins for my blazer! Oh, and speaking of foreign exchange, like EVERYONE is finding out where they're going in Germany! I'm getting a little nervous... I'm a little scared because once I find out, I'll KNOW where I'm going! And that will be like, the PLACE where I'm going. It's super nerve-racking. Oh, and by the way This month has gone by SO fast! The Rotary Conference is in 2 weeks, and I've been studying Germany for nearly 100 days.
Well, the last speech contest was the Optimist Oratorical Speech Contest, and I got back from it a few hours ago. I moved onto the final round, which is at a resort up north, but I don't think I can go because I'll be at the Rotary Conference, so I think I'll be throwing away my chances at a $1500 scholarship, for a day at the conference... bummmmer :(
Well, my next post will be when I have more Rotary News. I'm so busy right now its absolutely CRAZY! I have no idea when or what it will be about... It may be in 2 weeks when I have the conference, or it may be when I find out Host families... this month is a month of crazy information!
The next Day I drove up to Wisconsin Rapids where I attended my very first Rotary-sponsored activity- The Rotary Speech competition on "making dreams real." Unfortunately, I must have mis-interpreted the speech I was supposed to write, because I didn't place. For some weird reason, I got the impression that the speech was supposed to be about making dreams real on a global scale, and in general. I wrote one paragraph about myself, but I didn't want to say that much about me because I was afraid I would be bragging. Boy was I wrong! The two guys that won were talented, none-the-less, but the majority of their speech was about themselves... hmmm, it was a good experience none-the-less.
Besides not doing well at the Rotary Speech, I met my very first inbound Rotary Student. He's this guy from Germany, and we got to talking, and I learned a lot about life there. He lives in 1810 (on boarder of France) and I'm just excited now about going. I also got my first two pins for my blazer! Oh, and speaking of foreign exchange, like EVERYONE is finding out where they're going in Germany! I'm getting a little nervous... I'm a little scared because once I find out, I'll KNOW where I'm going! And that will be like, the PLACE where I'm going. It's super nerve-racking. Oh, and by the way This month has gone by SO fast! The Rotary Conference is in 2 weeks, and I've been studying Germany for nearly 100 days.
Well, the last speech contest was the Optimist Oratorical Speech Contest, and I got back from it a few hours ago. I moved onto the final round, which is at a resort up north, but I don't think I can go because I'll be at the Rotary Conference, so I think I'll be throwing away my chances at a $1500 scholarship, for a day at the conference... bummmmer :(
Well, my next post will be when I have more Rotary News. I'm so busy right now its absolutely CRAZY! I have no idea when or what it will be about... It may be in 2 weeks when I have the conference, or it may be when I find out Host families... this month is a month of crazy information!
Hey, I have a question for your important phrase list! How do you say, "I don't speak German"?