I am Rebecca Greenlee, from the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois. I am a senior in Comparative Literature and French at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I am very excited about the festival because I went to Gather in Estes Park, CO and it was an amazing experience. There is nothing more refreshing and fantastic than a bunch of Episcopalians together to discuss the church, and life in general. It is amazing to see so many different people traveling from around the nation and world to work for the same goals, and a brilliant way to make new friends that inevitably last, while expanding our minds and opportunities. And I must say, I am incredibly fond of the Episcopal church.