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There I sat, in the dimly lit hallway at the district competition with my purse, a list of performance indicators, and my favorite black pen. My partner was sitting next to me tweeting something on her phone. A woman walked out of the gym in a black cardigan and pencil skirt and called out, â€Å"Anyone for 10:45?† My partner and I got up as fast as we could in our professional attire and heels. I hobbled over and said, â€Å"We were supposed to go an hour ago†¦Ã¢â‚¬  The lady hurried us into the gym, pointed to a table, and told us to start. â€Å"Alright, let’s go!† I said to my partner. We looked at each other and knew we had this. And so my journey to internationals Anaheim, California began. At Districts the event my partner and I participated in was called â€Å"hospitality and tourism.† We received a case study in which we had to come up with an effective way to advertise a 5 star hotel through social media. We will write a custom essay sample on DECA Essay or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page We had 30 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to present. We placed third. For my first time ever doing a DECA competition I was more than thrilled. Next, was the State Competition. Not only did my partner and I have role-plays but we also had individual projects. I took on writing a ten page business plan of a business of my creation. I created a kayaking outfitter located in Key West, Florida. It was by far, the most strenuous project I have ever had to do. It required late nights and weeks to perfect. When it came time to present my project to the judge I was ready to go. I looked over my performance indicators one more time and took a deep breath. The lady called out the name of my school. † That was me. It was go time. The presentation wasn’t flawless, there was the occasional â€Å"umm† or a spelling error, but I was proud of my performance. Proud that I made it this far. But I wanted more. I wanted that international competition in Anaheim. When it came time for the awards I was fidgeting with my dress, looking around everywhere, crossing and uncrossing my legs. Finally, the words Entrepreneurship Participating flashed across the screen. This was it†¦. After the award ceremony was over I decided to stick around and see if maybe I would get bumped up from 7th place to 5th place. 5th place meant I would be going to internationals. I sat there with the other internationals finalists from my chapter for 10 minutes before I walked back to pack. Some of my best friends were now headed to California without me. 45 minutes later I was shoving myself and my two suitcases out the hotel room door and my chapter leader came up the stairs. He said, â€Å"Molly, would you like to go to California? You got bumped to 5th place!† and my answer was a resounding â€Å"hell yes!† After eight hours of traveling, myself and LAX. I couldn’t believe I was here. The following days included an opening ceremony with 17,000 other high school students from around the world, giving presentations, going to Disney, and getting told I have a funny accent. I did not place for my project and neither did anyone else from our chapter. I was proud of myself though, for making it as far as internationals. But I wanted more. And I said, â€Å"Next year. Next year Atlanta is mine.†