Throughout my many recoveries from various injuries, I was sent countless motivational quotes by my parents. Admittedly, most went in one ear and out the other, but one particular quote stuck with me: “May you always enjoy the road, especially when it’s a hard one.”
Sometimes I’m scared that people think speech and debate is my only personality trait. In 7th grade, my mom told me I had to choose between the three offered after-school activities at my school: Emerging Engineers, Robotics, or Speech and Debate. I thought, “well I