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Hey peeps,

So I have been in DC since Tuesday, and so far it's amazing. I love DC, the city is beautiful. Don't worry I've taken about a million pictures already, I'll post them when I get back to my supporter housing. Which by the way, is hilarious. We are staying with a family friend of hannahs for our first few nights. They have 3 boys, 12, 12, and 7. One of the 12 year olds is Ethan, and he's probably my favorite. He's outgoing and listening to the same music as me-note that he's in 7th grade. The other 12 year old is Ben, and then there's Arye he's cute, but when we had to babysit them the other night he wouldn't do his homework! But besides that they are all really well behaved. Anika, Hannah, and I are shacked up in their basement. They have another guy, Mike, who is living in the basement with us but he has own room (he's already been here for 2 weeks) he's working with Obama too. But he's up on the 4th floor, while my department is on the 3rd. So far it's alot of volunteer management, and getting in contact with our volunteer captains to make sure they are talking to their groups. We have 3 seperate 4,000 person trainings this Sat-Mon. Should be a busy weekend!! But I'm excited, I really love this job. Tomorrow we are moving to a different building because we are going to get all our shit for this weekend in order. Organizing and all that good stuff. So, like I said before....so far I love it!! It's funny to be in a completely new city but still have it feel really familiar. A lot of people I worked with in Iowa, as well as just people I recognize are here. So it kind of feels like home haha. But I do miss you guys, don't worry! I'm still looking around for souvenirs for you, there are plenty of different storres and street vendors to choose from. So get excited!! Anyway, as most of you already know I met Barack today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We were sitting at lunch and we get a text from our boss (Derek) that Barack was coming...needless to say we jumped up and sprinted back to the office. They almost didn't let us in though, and we couldn't get onto our own floor. Thankfully we went up to the fourth and promptly got in line. I shook his hand (out of breath from running) and told him it was nice to meet him. And got a picture!! I will post them with the other ones when I get back home tonight. Well I need to go and make some signs for our trainings this weekend...my basic job is to do whatever is needed. Wish me luck! I'll post again soon, tomororw or the next day probably. And i'll post the pics tonight..so check back!

alright, peace & love.

-Nora