Open Blog #2

For my second open blog, I will be writing about my experience planning the "Hunger Talks" social justice event that took place last week on Wednesday the 17th. This event was not only the first event that I planned for Sustainable Carolina, but it was the first time I ever single- handedly organized a public event featuring a speaker. I must admit that upon learning that I would be planning this event on my own, I was fairly intimidated. However, after the event took place and ended up being so successful, I felt a huge sense of accomplishment. There is no better feeling than feeling like your hard work has paid off. I was so glad that the group that I chose to partner with (TOMS at USC) had such a large turn out for the event. I also was pleasantly surprised at how wonderful and entertaining of a speaker Kevin Elliott turned out to be. The food that we chose to provide was delicious and could not have been more of a hit! I am really grateful for having been assigned to plan an event on my own, because it made me realize how much I love to event plan and also made me excited about my future endeavors with Sustainable Carolina.