Challenge 3: The Hour of the Underdogs

So the clocks have changed, and I've just been blasted into the future by an hour..

My life has not changed drastically.

But the time change does put things into perspective doesn't it? I mean, what is the essence of time, the whole theory that time is just an illusion, just as language is arbitrary. Oh theory, how it now has a role in my everyday thinking.

The point? That the last few hours, days, and months have been - in a very poetic, but yet so cliché way - life changing.

Our team has uploaded and submitted everything for the first part of Challenge 3 - way ahead of time! Big ups in that department! The second thing is that I am so, so, so proud of my teammates and how we came together - not only for this challenge, but for all of them. I am also proud of the work we have done and the feeling of pretending to be a Top Secret agent, with a Top Secret mission when we are working on our proposals and submissions.

As of right now, we all sit, oh so stationary, awaiting the response, hoping (and praying) that it turns out as we wanted and envisioned.

So many sayings come to mind, "what shall be, will be" and "what is done, is done" and it's true: This part is out of our hands, and with both excitement and relief, here we sit.

Yes, I tend to write blogs where I randomly throw out my feelings and expressions as they come. some may say I'm IMPULSIVE, but I think that is what is being looked for: impulse, inspiration, dedication, faith, and belief. There are so many feelings that I have felt throughout this journey. I am so proud of my work and my team, that all I can truly say, is thank you. I have played sports my whole life, and sometimes my team would be number one throughout a season, and while that feeling is great, the best feeling I have ever had in life is being looked at as the underdog, the sense that we can prove everyone wrong right now, and make up for the past; and when we accomplish the win, it is even greater, because we didn't just outdo the other teams, we outdid ourselves, and showed the world what we are made of.

This is Challenge 3, the last challenge, and let it be known: The underdogs are here, and we aren't going down without a glorious and beautiful fight that will be remembered. What’s to come is the exciting part; the relief is that we are ready for it.

In the words of my favorite cheerleader movie, "Bring it On!"

- Paige Lougheed