In the 1-2 hours before Symposium started, I was so nervous that I frantically re-read my notes and even printed them out in case I forgot what to say next. My Symposium topic this year focused on child labor and how to break the poverty cycle so we can end child labor.   Once I started talking to my first person, I realized that I knew way more about my topic than I thought I did, and it became a conversation. The hour flew by so quickly and I ended up having a lot of fun. I even met a gentleman whose mother worked on a cotton farm as a child!  What a fantastic experience!