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An April 2007 trip to Chicago by Sweetwaterws1969

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Quote: Three days in Chicago to attend the Athena International Conference as a student reporter. I had to write a short story to be published about the conference, but this was what I wrote on my own time, when I didn't have a word count limit.

A First: Three Days At Athena International

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I have now seen elegant and ornate furnishings. I've seen a bright green shimmering sari. I've heard a Georgian accent. I've smelled the perfumes of 500 women mingled together in one room. I've been told numerous times I look younger than I am. I've seen hundreds of women networking and stuffing their faces with food. I've seen a lot of big buildings (much like the ones back home). I've taken a picture with a woman from Wyoming. I've sipped tomato bisque while speaking with a judge from Alaska. I have paid $5 for a glass of Coke. I've heard long acceptance speeches that should have been cut shorter. I've participated in discussions that weren't quite long enough. I've seen black suit jackets, ...Read More

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Sweetwaterws1969

Sweetwaterws1969
Staten Island, New York

  • "A 21 year old New Yorker that wishes she had more time and money to travel as much as she would like..."
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