Fly on the Wall

• First impressions can be nerve-racking.
• Meeting tons of new people at once is an information overload.
• Keeping track of keycards, notepads, itineraries, and  your mind is a daunting task.

Yet every single one of us survived through this first day.

Whether it was by car or by plane, we finally arrived at George Mason University for the conference- suitcases, matching shirts, expectations, and all. We checked in, found our groups, and person after person, we repeated our one-line bio of name and state.

Though packed like sardines and hectic as hell, the first day is not of most interest. That title is reserved for the days ahead: the ones in which we finally may get to learn more than just names and places.

Then of course, the days ahead might be dead ones if none of us ever get any sleep. So here’s, not to the late nights not to the early wake-ups, but to the in-between-moments in which we finally have the chance to take a breathe and realize it’s those restless breathes that bring us the closest and count the most.

Good night guys,

Caroline