Stop Worrying and Enjoy Being a
Normal JCL Delegate
Davis DeFoor, Summit Country Day
I’ll admit, I used to really want to be an officer. I had a
glamorized view of it in my head, as if I couldn’t truly enjoy
convention without being one of the ones to lead it. But
I’ve come to realize that the best parts of convention are
on-the-spot, spontaneous. Ridiculous one-point ping pong
tournaments, playing cards with strangers, using phone
flashlights to take “professional” photos the night of the
dance, having a meaningful conversation with a friend.
None of these moments were planned in advance, they just
emerged naturally from the collection of interesting and
enjoyable people that the JCL brings together. My big
realization was that I don’t need to have a fancy position
to make my time at convention worthwhile—the
community does that on its own. So don’t fret about
“relevancy”, or find yourself caught up in meaningless
popularity contests. Enjoy yourself, and the rest of your
Latin experience will flow forth on its own.
Valete, amici. Here’s to a great year!
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