Today was an Empowered Day.

     Wow... first official blog post for me!  I think that should earn me a few points... I don't know where these points should originate from and I also don't know what they should go toward... but regardless, I believe points are necessary.
     We had a multitude of speakers who visited our FYS Women in Leadership class tonight, and all of them were actually really interesting.  If I was feeling like a high school kid, I would go one by one - introducing all the speakers, and then going into vast detail about their subject matter on which they spoke.  However, I am not a high school student any longer.  Oh, no.  I am a college freshman, and to be honest, I would really rather just write about the speaker who caught most of my attention; the speaker who really got me thinking, and interested in the rest of the semester ahead of me.
     I have to say, I was really intrigued by the information that was given to us by Melissa Gilbert.  She came in and talked to us about the group project we're going to be doing this semester - mentoring!  I'm really excited about some of the programs that we are able to get involved in.  They all sound like fun, helpful programs for teen girls.  That sounds so cliche, I know.  But it's true.  These programs are all designed around girls, and helping them feel comfortable with themselves exactly as they are, while also empowering them to embrace the talents that they have and use them to the highest caliber of their ability... doesn't that sound fantastic?  I think it does... but maybe that's just because I had a fantastic day today, and I felt super confident and empowered myself.  That might be it.
     Thinking about it, I could go into detail about how I have to email certain people about the organizations I want to get involved in, to find a program that would work with my typically chaotic schedule that is my life.  But I think that might just make this sound like one of my stressed out diary entries that I'm about to go write once I finish this post.  So, I think I'll just stop here, and say that I can't wait to start working with the younger girls.  This Women in Leadership class is so much fun, and I'm loving it!  Sure, it's only the first week, but I can't wait to dig in even deeper throughout the semester.
     I wonder how long everyone else in the class is making their posts... hmm...