Quick check in

I can hardly believe I've been here 4 weeks exactly! I've already grown so much and have gained so much more insight on political advocacy. I used to just come right home after finishing up at CAPACD, now I barely have time to read the OCA weekly reading assignments. It's all good though, I mean I have learned to speak more spontaneously. Last week in Samma Samma (OCA's sort of internship workshops we attend every Friday) we had a workshop on telling our story.

I know it sounds easy right, but the point is to be able to get the point of your story across in a short amount of time effectively. This skill will be useful if we are ever asked why we do what we do, or are so passionate about a certain topic. Even more useful if we ever are caught in an elevator with a person of high power, for example an elected official. This "self story" is also known as your elevator speech; you only have that small amount of time in the elevator to prove your point - which is usually hit or miss. So start practicing now!

I have grown so close to my OCA interns, that I can hardly imagine having to part ways with them - which I'll have to do in a little over 5 weeks. All in all I can say with confidence, that doing the internship is probably the best opportunity that has ever happened to me.

(Sorry my phone camera is still broken, so there's not that many pictures, if any at all -_-)