Yesterday

Yesterday was the perfect way to end this awful week! Despite having to wake up at 5:15 in the morning and having to stand in the cold rain for two hours, it was practically perfect in every way!

The summit on human trafficking was incredibly interesting. I did have to sit through a mass and through stations of the cross, but everything else was really educational, informative, and powerful. There were about 20 different presentations that we were all able to go to, but each of us was assigned a random one to attend. My first presentation was put on by a group that works to find missing, homeless, or at-risk teens and get them off the streets, as they are incredibly susceptible to being trafficked. My second session was about Fair Trade, and it was also pretty informative. Two girls in the group that came with me got to listen to Michelle Knight, one of the three women kidnapped and held captive by Ariel Castro for ten years, tell her story and speak of her experiences. After the keynote address, we went back to school (but not without stopping to get a snack!).

After getting back, I went down to the field as there was to be a lacrosse scrimmage. The weather was awful, but the team won and I'm really getting along well with my other trainer!

After that, I went to hang out with Andy. We ate mac and cheese, cuddled, and I got him hooked on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. So overall, it was a perfect day!