And so it begins! It's been about ten years now that I've been working internationally, and although my husband Steve and I have really enjoyed it (and just signed on for two more years, recently relocated to Thailand from Sri Lanka), we miss a lot of things, like family and friends (and good margaritas!). But another thing I've lately realized I've missed is my country...In my short little career I've worked on a few democratic governance programs in developing countries, and also lived in a number of places where people know nothing of the notion of liberty and democracy that we sometimes take for granted in the US. "We the people...." is what our country was founded on, and so I've decided that for a short few weeks, it's time for me to do something for my own country for a change. Especially during a period when I feel so strongly that our country needs a change, and that Barack Obama is the one to lead us to it. So I'm giving up most of my annual leave home (my work sends us home once a year for about a month) to volunteer on the Obama Presidential campaign. Since my home state of Pennsylvania is a "swing state" still for either candidate, I've been assigned to work in my hometown of Lansdale, PA, where I can stay with my folks, be overfed by my mom, mooch her car when I need it, and bug my best friend from high school and her husband regularly, who live down the road.
Over the years, Steve and I have been known to send email letters to friends and families called "The Wanderlust Chronicles." (okay fine, it's been a while since we've written one- good thing we've now discovered blogging!) Consider this a new chapter, only it's about my experience here at home, doing grass-roots volunteering. Read on, and enjoy!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
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