Julia Saunders, New York, RoboCon
Julia Saunders
I was scared. I felt tense; I was sure the crowd could sense that about me; I constantly checked my phone. I had the body language of someone who wanted to flee. I was unconsciously edging towards the door. I looked around, apprehensive about the other teams that were competing. I knew I would be anxious; I was not the type for this kind of work. If only Duncan could be here with me, I missed him so much.
The crowd at the RoboCon irritated me. It was the smells of nerdy, twenty-somethings, mostly males who still lived in their parent"s basement and ate nothing but pizza. I felt a need to get some hand sanitizer.
If everything went as planned, the crowd would be privileged to see history in the making. It was not often that you got to wi
