This past Saturday I competed at our TAFE Region XI competition in Crowley, Texas. I had chosen to compete in ELF Test, Breakout Sessions, Portfolio, and Impromptu Lesson this year, and I chose these competitions based on what I had seen other people compete in last year. Looking back I wouldn't have chosen to do so many competitions because I was fairly overwhelmed and felt that I wasn't doing my best in all of my competitions. Some of the obstacles I encountered were not being able to have time for everyone to get together and rehearse and not knowing doing practice runs with the Impromptu Lesson competition. I did however really enjoy my portfolio competition because I felt very prepared and comfortable presenting it to the judges. My least favorite thing about competition was the stress of not being ready and not going over our Breakout Session. Through this experience I have learned how to work with people that don't posses the same work ethic that I do. I did advance to state in ELF Test, Breakout Sessions, and Portfolio. I am looking forward to going to state because I made such good memories last year, and I want to make new ones this year.
If you are interested in seeing my state qualifying portfolio click here.
Here are some pictures from Region:
