Personal Narrative: My Feeling At New Mexico Girls State

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Have you ever had that feeling when you felt at home and never wanted to leave when arriving to a new place? Feeling like you could be yourself and not having anyone judge you for who you are and being around people that are just like you? I experienced this feeling at New Mexico Girls State. When I first read the prompt I automatically thought of writing about it, through my entire journey of getting to where I am now nothing has ever impacted me as much as Girls State did. Girls State made me realize who I was as a person and how I wanted it to contribute to my future career.

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