Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
-Emily Caldwell and Leslie Lambert; Rural Retreat High School
For the past two years (at least) at MGA it has rained at least one time between Thursday and Saturday, and this year was no exception. When we arrived in Richmond on Thursday the sun was shining, and the skies were clear. It was the perfect day to start MGA. Friday wasn’t much different. The morning started out a bit on the chilly side, but by midday the sun was pounding down on the Capital. The only difference between Thursday and Friday is that Friday was pretty windy, but that made it fell cooler outside which was nice. However, Saturday was determined not the break the MGA rain tradition, and it followed through with its threat. Saturday morning we opened up the curtains to see a dark sky. The city that had been eliminated by the sun the day before was now covered in a blanket of gray. Just before we left for the Capital Building the rain started coming down, and it officially completed the MGA experience. Luckily the rain had stopped for the walk to the General Assembly Building, so that was a relief. Last year we were about a block from the Capital when it started pouring the rain, and we somehow managed to fit about 10 people under one umbrella. This may sound odd, because it is, but MGA is not complete unless it rains, and it’s just as simple as that. Some years it has rained the entire trip, but even if it only rains for a few minutes, it has still rained and the full MGA cycle is complete.
Even though MGA isn’t really MGA without rain, the rain is pretty inconvenient, especially for the girls. Last year during the torrential down pour during our first trip to the GAB, not only did it rain, but the wind was also awful. Now girls know how much time they spend on their hair to make it as perfect as it can be, and when they get stuck in the rain and their hair gets ruined, it is not a fun experience. So not only did our hair get messed up, but the wind blew the rain on us and made our clothes stick to us, which was not fun at all. Honestly, once we got to the GAB our clothes were drenched, and we had to literally wring out our skirts. Rain is usually a good thing because when we haven’t had rain for a long time the earth gets dry and that’s not good for our crops and so on and so forth, but when about 500 students have to walk to where they will be working for the day, the rain is not convenient. Ask any girl and you will most likely hear the same thing, it is not easy to walk in heels while it is pouring the rain.
So as we depart on this final day of MGA we look to the sky, and see gray. Sure we would like to see blue skies and a big bright sun, but we don’t, and to us that is ok. To all of us MGA is a wonderful experience, and to most of us MGA means rain. Just because it may be raining outside does not mean we don’t still have fun. We are a group of charismatic, energetic, and passionate teenagers, and a little rain will not ruin our parade. No matter how much rain falls down, it will not wash away the memories we have made this weekend. Some of us will be leaving MGA this year and will not return next year because we are seniors, but we can look back on all we have down while we have been here and one of the things that we will always remember is all the times we got stuck in the rain.
For the past two years (at least) at MGA it has rained at least one time between Thursday and Saturday, and this year was no exception. When we arrived in Richmond on Thursday the sun was shining, and the skies were clear. It was the perfect day to start MGA. Friday wasn’t much different. The morning started out a bit on the chilly side, but by midday the sun was pounding down on the Capital. The only difference between Thursday and Friday is that Friday was pretty windy, but that made it fell cooler outside which was nice. However, Saturday was determined not the break the MGA rain tradition, and it followed through with its threat. Saturday morning we opened up the curtains to see a dark sky. The city that had been eliminated by the sun the day before was now covered in a blanket of gray. Just before we left for the Capital Building the rain started coming down, and it officially completed the MGA experience. Luckily the rain had stopped for the walk to the General Assembly Building, so that was a relief. Last year we were about a block from the Capital when it started pouring the rain, and we somehow managed to fit about 10 people under one umbrella. This may sound odd, because it is, but MGA is not complete unless it rains, and it’s just as simple as that. Some years it has rained the entire trip, but even if it only rains for a few minutes, it has still rained and the full MGA cycle is complete.
Even though MGA isn’t really MGA without rain, the rain is pretty inconvenient, especially for the girls. Last year during the torrential down pour during our first trip to the GAB, not only did it rain, but the wind was also awful. Now girls know how much time they spend on their hair to make it as perfect as it can be, and when they get stuck in the rain and their hair gets ruined, it is not a fun experience. So not only did our hair get messed up, but the wind blew the rain on us and made our clothes stick to us, which was not fun at all. Honestly, once we got to the GAB our clothes were drenched, and we had to literally wring out our skirts. Rain is usually a good thing because when we haven’t had rain for a long time the earth gets dry and that’s not good for our crops and so on and so forth, but when about 500 students have to walk to where they will be working for the day, the rain is not convenient. Ask any girl and you will most likely hear the same thing, it is not easy to walk in heels while it is pouring the rain.
So as we depart on this final day of MGA we look to the sky, and see gray. Sure we would like to see blue skies and a big bright sun, but we don’t, and to us that is ok. To all of us MGA is a wonderful experience, and to most of us MGA means rain. Just because it may be raining outside does not mean we don’t still have fun. We are a group of charismatic, energetic, and passionate teenagers, and a little rain will not ruin our parade. No matter how much rain falls down, it will not wash away the memories we have made this weekend. Some of us will be leaving MGA this year and will not return next year because we are seniors, but we can look back on all we have down while we have been here and one of the things that we will always remember is all the times we got stuck in the rain.
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