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The Power of BBG
I had no idea that this was where I would end up while on my first convention in the eighth grade. Writing for the world's largest teenage Jewish community. I would have never met any of the people I have met outside of this organization, which makes them all very important to me.
I realized that this is where I was meant to be because of one specific BBG. I met her only last year, yet even though we are two years apart, I don't know how I lived my entire life without her. Since then, she has been my favorite person and the reason I attend events; we got together for our chapter spirit dance.
I met two more of my favorite people as I got to know her. Only one of the four of us who ran for chapter board this past spring was elected. I had hoped that it wouldn’t ruin our friendship, and thankfully it didn't. I adore these four girls so much. I'm a sophomore; one of them is a senior, and the other two are juniors. I'll be losing them shortly, but the nicest thing about BBG is that you make friends with everyone. I now have my own adorable littles, and I can't wait to get to know them and help them meet other people, just as I did.
All views expressed on content written for The Shofar represent the opinions and thoughts of the individual authors. The author biography represents the author at the time in which they were in BBYO.
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