Yes, you did read the title correctly. I MET SHAILENE WOODLEY. Now I actually feel like I can believe that dreams do come true. I dreamed for over 4 years that I could meet Shailene Woodley and on the evening of March 19th it happened.
For years, I would see Instagram pictures of Shai with all these fans, and I always got so jealous of those people. But after all that waiting I finally got the chance to meet her.
That same morning I was just checking my Instagram feed, something I usually do. Now I would say about 90% of the accounts I follow are Divergent related so I’m usually pretty up-to-date on everything that’s going on. I saw a couple people posting pictures saying that Shailene Woodley was in Salt Lake City, Utah. The second I saw this I jumped with excitement and wanted to find out if I could meet her. While doing some research I found out she was here to volunteer to speak at these Bernie Sander’s events, she was here to participate in four different events. I scrolled through all of them and realized that you had to RSVP to these because the space was limited. The one I was planning on going to didn’t work out, but then I discovered there was one more in the evening. Since this was a little over an hour a way I wasn’t sure if I could go, but I decided to ask my parents anyway. I knew that the opportunity to meet Shailene Woodley would probably not come again so I was determined to find a way to get there. After the anticipation, my parents agreed to it, knowing that this meant a lot to me.
The rest of the day pretty much felt like 239084 years because I mean, SHAILENE WOODLEY. My best friend, who also understands my obsession with Divergent was on and off about being able to go. In the end, it all worked out and we were both able to go.
We arrived right at 7, just when it was about to start. It was in this large library, it was pretty much this empty room with only about 30 people in it. When we first got there Shailene wasn’t there, which I was actually relieved about because I wanted to gather my thoughts before meeting my favorite human ever. Now it is about 7:06, this other guy who was speaking at the event told us she would be here in about 20 minutes. Then the real anticipation began…
To be honest, none of it felt real until I saw her with my very own eyes. When she first walked in I was in total shock. SHAILENE WOODLEY WAS STANDING 2 FEET AWAY. She is in all of my favorite movies, and she is standing RIGHT THERE. At this point my heart was racing SO fast, my palms were sweaty, and my hands were shaking.
Then some people talked and then SHE talked. Every word she said was inspiring. After she spoke for about 5 minutes, she just started to talk to different people and took photos. I didn't want to be pushy so I waited for others to go first. THEN I GOT A PHOTOGRAPH. Definitely the most surreal thing I have ever experienced, and best moment of my life. Shai is even prettier in person and all the rumors of her being so nice, THEY ARE TRUE! She is so sweet, and she even had a conversation with my parents. LIKE WHATTTTTTTT. To top it off, she even signed my Allegiant book.
Image Courtesy of: My Dad
It's probably safe to say that was the best weekend of my life so far. Hope you all had a great weekend as well, until next time.
As Shai would say, "You do you" :)
- Marea
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