Summary: During my experience I got a role where I was able to meet new people, people I would never have met if I hadn't done this project. I was happy to have landed a big role, my role was to take walks around the blocks to help Carol Dingman's clear message spread faster through the community. At first I thought it would be difficult to be honest since I had never been involved in anything related to politics, but it was actually fun. I saw so many different types of things that Carol had to do to get a grade, that I thought it was impossible to talk to one person for hours. Not only did I find out what was important to Carol and why she was applying for the Farmers Branch major, but I also discovered that I needed to be informed to help her. During the days when I had to volunteer I had to walk from house to house, from street to street and from neighborhood to neighborhood, it wasn't easy but I asked questions to the community about what the main problems of Farmers Branch were, I also had the opportunity to interact with the older generation. How have your experiences provided insights into the democratic process? By volunteering on Carol's campaign I discovered that I enjoy being involved in American politics. I discovered what it actually meant to be an informed citizen. I used to think that being an American citizen simply meant having more opportunities than those who weren't. Now I think being an American citizen means being someone who really knows what's going on around them and what they can do to change the things that need to be fixed. What have you learned about the importance of every vote? Some of what I've learned about the importance of every vote is that every vote counts, no matter who the person is or where they come from. This is in particular... at the heart of the article... about the world and the nation in which I live. Although, I read about it, I think seeing it and doing it in person was very different than just reading something I don't quite understand. I think I've learned that even though I wasn't born in the United States I should still be involved in what's going on. When I started participating I involved not only myself, but also my family. I think I learned a lot in class, but going through it is different and I got opinions from different people other than from the book or my professor. After this experience I am more inclined to be involved in politics now and I believe I will be again in the future. The reason I think this way is because it helped me understand more about everything in general. For example how my work permit works and why I had the opportunity to have such an important document.