voting
today i voted for the first time. i didn’t realize what an emotional experience it would be. i dont exactly know how to put this into words. but it has a lot to do with being a part of something bigger than “my little world”. today may have been the only time that i felt like a part of the community since i moved to maryland. growing up in a small town i always felt like i was involved in the community. from friday night football games to trips to walmart - my life was connected with others around me in a way that formed this undescribable “thing” that was bigger than all of us combined. it is what still makes narrows feel like home….and it is the lack of that “thing” that makes maryland feel so foreign. but today, i experienced that “thing” when i went to vote. though i was surrounded by strangers, i felt like i belonged and that i was part of something greater than i can imagine.
