http://share.triangle.com/node/22154 Comments for "Sponsor an Obama Organizer" en http://share.triangle.com/node/22154 <!-- BeginContext name="" q="forum" --> <p>And with the mountains in my rear view mirror, I headed north – en route to Ohio. My stomach turned upside down with both fear and anxiety as I realized it was not but a week ago that I was standing on stage, emotionally saluting and bidding farewell to the same friends I had known since that first awkward day of Kindergarten. </p> <p>I knew where I was headed. What would a seventeen year old, middle class, white kid have to offer to the East Side of Cleveland? I did not understand &quot;big city&quot;, &quot;desperate poverty&quot;, or &quot;urban politics&quot;. Up until my experiences in Ohio, my life could be described as sheltered, comfortable, and – dare I say – dream-like. </p><!-- EndContext --> <!-- BeginContext name="forum-teaser" q="*" --> And with the mountains in my rear view mirror, I headed north – en route to Ohio. My stomach turned upside down with both fear&hellip;<!-- EndContext --> <p><a href="http://share.triangle.com/node/22154">read more</a></p> http://share.triangle.com/node/22154#comment politics Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:28:23 -0500 cscanzoni 22154 at http://share.triangle.com