“Ms. Hilker” the words I had been anxiously been waiting to hear. I watch my instructor call my name and I can feel my heart speed up. I had been working with these instructors and peers for years but suddenly I was terrified to get up in front of them. I spent years of my life working for this one day, testing day. But let me tell you, earning my black belt in Taekwondo that day was worth it all. I can still remember my first day I walked into that Taekwondo class. I walked in scared and feeling like an outsider. People were yelling loud “HI-YA”s and kicking higher than i've ever seen, and I looked at my mom thinking please take me home. Little did I know I would spend the following years of my life putting in countless hours to
