Presentation Experience at Monmouth County by Esther and Jenna

On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, my Teenangel friend, Jenna, and I presented in front of 175 law enforcements about cyberbullying. During that time I felt a great amount of achievement. At that time, I knew I was doing something good and I was proud of myself for going in front of that many people and making a presentation that I didn't even prepare for. This experience has taken a step forward from what I wanted to accomplish since the beginning of last year. At first, all I wanted to do was some community service, but now I'm making a difference and helping others to make someone’s life safe. I thought doing a couple of hours of service would help me get into a good school, except now I figured that I can do much more and I can keep on going to achieve maybe even the things that I never dreamed about.

When the presentation was done, and people were congratulating me and Jenna, I thought, “Wow, they must have been really impressed”. However I wasn't so sure of myself since it was my first time. So I plan to do more activities on helping out with Teenangels to increase my skills of talking before a large group of people. Also, to keep on helping the children my age, older, and younger, realize the importance of safety on the Internet.

Teenangel Esther

This experience was so much fun, and nothing will ever be able to match up to its level of enjoyment. Esther and I had so much fun being together, because whenever we’re together, nothing is boring. I thought that it was such an honor to represent Teenangels by talking to almost 200 police officers and F.B.I. agents about cyberbullies. Even though it took 2 hours to get there, and we had to wake up at 5:30 am, once we got there, it was worth it. Esther and I were so nervous at first, and all I was thinking was, "I am most likely going to mess up or something…," but once we were up there and were speaking for a while, it was a lot of fun. All of the guests were funny, and very nice, and I was happy that I was able to meet them. This was the best experience I have had yet for Teenangels.

Teenangel Jenna