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So, this week hasn't been nice to me, but this week has been more rewarding than most. Our campus Acting on AIDS chapter assisted the university in hosting a great chapel speaker. So, we helped the university by picking her up from the airport after her flight was delayed for several hours. I found the speaker, Princess Zulu, to be a delightful woman. So, we all did our very best to be proper hosts. For us, our primary concern was to organise a talkback session with Ms. Zulu the evening following the chapel. We all spent the previous week making sure that the event ran like a well-oiled machine. Then, the big moment arrived. First, I was worried that no one would show up. After a few minutes, I started to worry that too many people would show up. Then, I started to worry that no one would have questions and there would be an awkward silence. At the end, I had to cut it short so that Ms. Zulu could get some sleep.

Looking back on it, this whole shindig was incredibly rewarding. It was a great way to start off the year for our Acting on AIDS chapter. We gained confidence in planning events. We learned from our mistakes (which weren't that many). We got to meet the national Student Outreach Coordinator who also came yesterday. I'm eager to start planning for our next event, but I think that I need to recover from my lack of sleep first.

I start a new job tomorrow!