Like all of the other speech tournaments, getting from Louisville to Florence, KY takes over an hour. Most tournaments take up one full day and start as early as possible so that they can end at a reasonable time. The early starting time and the time it takes to get there results in me waking up extremely early and getting ready. The drive to Florence takes about one hour and twenty minutes. The area is closer to Cincinnati than it is to Louisville.With waking up so early and not having much success breaking into the finals at the last tournament, I was not very enthusiastic for this tournament. All the while, before leaving I practiced my pieces and loaded up the car with speech tournament essentials. The essentials include bottled water and my box filled with magazines and newspapers for extemporaneous speaking. It also includes lots and lots of junk food. One thing that I must bring with me to each and every one of my tournaments is a big bag of white chocolate. The tournament ended up being a successful one for KCD.
My drive to Florence was, to my relief, was not eventful.When we are driving so early in the morning the last thing we need is something to add to the stress of getting there on time. Like previous tournaments, when we left the house it was still dark. It was still December and my mom and I had to bundle up against the cold air. For the first half an hour I couldn't see anything because it was so dark. Once there was a little daylight I could make out the outline of trees. I could see patches of forested areas and an occasional farm. Though we were moving northeast, the landscape was similar to Louisville's. Florence was more rural than Louisville. The area was hilly, but like Louisville, the hills were gradual. They were nothing compared to the hills of eastern Kentucky. Almost anyone who has driven from Louisville to Cincinnati has seen the water tank that reads "Florence Y'all". Originally the water tank read "Florence Mall" but it was later changed. The mall that sits next to it houses stores like Macy's. The tournament took place and I ended up breaking into finals in all three of my events. This was the best tournament of the season for me.
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