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On the first night of the RUamped conference, walking into a
room filled with a bunch of students who didn’t know each other, I never would
have expected to walk out the next day feeling really great and having created
awesome relationships with a ton of new people.
The first night’s activities were only warm up for what part
two of the conference had in store for us student leaders. We warmed up to each
other with some icebreaker games, making it feel like leadership camp, which I
guess it kind of was. The keynote
speaker was really impressive. It was amazing to see how a genre of music could
really instill hope into someone’s life and lead them on a completely different
life path.
Overall, day one was a success, and very relaxed compared to
day two. Day two was intense and emotional, but also a really good experience.
In four presentations, we learned about how not to use
digital media (basically a reminder to not put party pictures on Facebook), we
learned how to work together with people who’s personalities may clash, about
the importance of diversity, and understanding that there is a lot more to
every person than meets the eye.
For me, the biggest thing that I gained was a connection to
new people. In the Breakthrough presentation,
you could literally feel tension and emotions floating in the room. It was a
crazy experience. People were getting deep with each other, and we talked about
things that normally we wouldn’t want to share with the general public. We all
stepped outside of our comfort zones, and at first it was hard, but an amazing
change was felt afterwards. We were all connected to each other because we then
were able to understand that everyone has an untold story that has affected
their life.
After RUamped, I feel inspired to become a better and
stronger leader, and really understand the quote “There is no one you can’t
love after you’ve heard their story.” Those just might be the truest words ever
spoken, and words that everyone should learn to understand.
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