You can dream, but make sure there’s a reality to the vision you seek. Understand that there will be obstacles. There will be setbacks. And if you let it, the world will hold you back. But if you allow yourself to see the reality of it all AND THEN allow yourself to dream, you can achieve anything you can want. Anything.
It’s crazy how much you can be aware of something, but there comes certain times where life reinforces what you already know to make sure that you never forget it. And I can honestly say that this is what my internship with Democracy NC is doing.
Alannah, Robert, and I have been attending meetings, board breakfasts, and Board Meetings. We’ve even presented at one. We’ve got commitments from 5 Board of Directors with the Apartment association to let us come into their communities in the fall and encourage their residents to vote, provide them with Voter Guides, and offer them rides to the polls. Alannah and I had seven minutes to make our spill. And not being biased or anything, but Alannah and I did our thing. Especially with what we were up against. We had a rough day, especially poor Robert. But we made it through. Things are going really well, but it’s certainly been a learning experience.
We’re still working like crazy to put together our SGA event in July. It’s NO WHERE near easy, but it’ll be worth it. Therefore, we’re still pushing.
Phone banking is getting easier. I’m starting not to mind it. It’s interesting how differently everyone acts. It’s definitely entertaining. Even more entertaining is the calorie counting of Alannah and Robert. Every morning this is how we start our day. After every lunch, this is how we come back together. Before we start phone banking after our evening snack, we calorie count. I wish you guys could hear them.
Tomorrow is Voter-Owned Elections’ Lobby Day. We’re leaving from Charlotte at 6:30am. This should be a fun trip. I’m hoping to learn a lot since I’ve never been.
I’ll fill you in how it goes next blog. But until then…
Much love, peace, & happiness <3
Erica
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