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For the past month, I had been helping my best friend Teresa prepare for a week-long youth leaders conference in Washington DC. The two of us both dreamed of becoming politicians after college and this was a huge networking opportunity for her. I was jealous that she had been selected for the conference over me but I did my best to put my feelings aside and help her prepare.

Two days before Teresa was going to leave for the conference she was in an accident and wouldn’t be able to go to the conference. Sitting in the hospital room visiting her we were commiserating over the lost opportunity when she suggested I take her spot at the conference. The conference was expecting Teresa to attend and refused to change the reservation even after we explained the situation. I thought that was the end of it until Teresa suggested I attend as her. With help from a few of Teresa’s friends, I spent the next day completely changing my appearance so that I looked identical to Teresa. Afterwards, looking at myself in the mirror I knew that no one would know that I was a guy.

The next day I was boarding a plane to Washington as Teresa.
The first night of the conference there was a party to give all the youth leaders a chance to meet. Over the phone, Teresa coached me through getting ready and I put on the black dress, earrings, and bracelet that I had been given for the event. When I got to the party I was overwhelmed, I wasn’t ready for all the attention that being Teresa would bring. I had no issues meeting new people; it seemed like everyone wanted to talk to me. As I walked through the crowds I could feel people's gazes following across the floor. To my surprise, I was enjoying this attention that I wasn’t used to receiving. After introducing myself as Teresa seemingly hundreds of times the party started to dwindle and I walked exhausted back to my room in the hotel looking forward to the rest of the conference.

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For the past month, I had been helping my best friend Teresa prepare for a week-long youth leaders conference in Washington DC. The two of us both dreamed of becoming politicians after college and this was a huge networking opportunity for her. I was jealous that she had been selected for the conference over me but I did my best to put my feelings aside and help her prepare.

Two days before Teresa was going to leave for the conference she was in an accident and wouldn’t be able to go to the conference. Sitting in the hospital room visiting her we were commiserating over the lost opportunity when she suggested I take her spot at the conference. The conference was expecting Teresa to attend and refused to change the reservation even after we explained the situation. I thought that was the end of it until Teresa suggested I attend as her. With help from a few of Teresa’s friends, I spent the next day completely changing my appearance so that I looked identical to Teresa. Afterwards, looking at myself in the mirror I knew that no one would know that I was a guy.

The next day I was boarding a plane to Washington as Teresa.
The first night of the conference there was a party to give all the youth leaders a chance to meet. Over the phone, Teresa coached me through getting ready and I put on the black dress, earrings, and bracelet that I had been given for the event. When I got to the party I was overwhelmed, I wasn’t ready for all the attention that being Teresa would bring. I had no issues meeting new people; it seemed like everyone wanted to talk to me. As I walked through the crowds I could feel people's gazes following across the floor. To my surprise, I was enjoying this attention that I wasn’t used to receiving. After introducing myself as Teresa seemingly hundreds of times the party started to dwindle and I walked exhausted back to my room in the hotel looking forward to the rest of the conference.