So far, I’ve been in two Youth in Government for two years and have been to two State Assembly’s. My most recent State Assembly was in April. My state assembly experience last year, in 2023, was honestly very nerve-wracking and not fun. I did not participate much at all, and I found it stressful and scary. My bill was not good my first year, in addition, so it got killed in first committee. This year, I found State Assembly exciting, fulfilling, and participated a lot. I think the main difference between my first and second year was the experience of the first year. That sounds very vague, but what I mean is that I didn’t know what State Assembly looked like and did not feel prepared for what it was. Going into my second year, I knew what I was going into and felt prepared. I wish that I was better prepared for my first year because those 3 days were long and tiring and I didn’t feel like I got anything out of State Assembly that year. But this year my bill made it to Cabinet and I spoke up a lot more. In conclusion, this year was much better and it can only go up from here!
Out of My Mind 