Personal Narrative: A Day That Made A Differences

A Day That Made a Difference: Meeting the Senator The day that I met Senator Rick Santorum was a day that made a difference to me. Meeting Rick Santorum made a difference to me because I was shown traits that are essential for leadership. On March 3, 2016, I was at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. I was there to hear conservative speakers and leaders from throughout the country. I sat in the front row of the auditorium at the Gaylord National Convention Center and listened to the foremost leaders of the conservative movement speak. I heard Governor Scott Walker, Governor Gary Johnson, Ambassador John Bolton, Speaker Paul Ryan, and Wayne LaPierre, the president of the National Rifle Association of America, just to name a few. Being an attendee of the conference, I was …show more content…
The volunteer then walked me into the room and there stood Rick Santorum. This was a very exciting moment for me. Here stood a Senator that I had respected and studied for years. And I was about to meet him. I walked up to the Senator and was surprised by what he said to me. “I love capitalism too!” The Senator said. I was unsure of why he said this, but then I realized that I was still wearing a sticker that said “I Love Capitalism.” I was given the sticker by some girls from a youth organization that was presenting in the auditorium. I had completely forgotten about it until he said this. “Oh…yeah…” I was caught off guard and stumbled to find the words to say to the Senator. I then stuck out my hand and introduced myself to the Senator and we posed for a photograph together. I then told him about my board of review proceeding when I was a candidate for Eagle Scout. I told him about the lady on the board asking me if there was any person that I felt embodies the Scouting spirit, that I look up too, and I replied “Rick Santorum.” “Wow. That is such a compliment.” The Senator said. “Where are you from?” He asked me.
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