For the first time in my life I understand the civic responsibility of voting. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m really in the system now. Maybe it’s because I’m thinking about the future in a totally new way because of my place in life. Maybe it’s because I’m fed up with the way things have been going and I want a change.

I voted because I think healthcare should be accessible for everyone, because only I should be in control of my reproductive choices, and because each and every person in this country should be able to marry whomever it is that they love.

I’m proud to have voted (via absentee ballot) for Barack Obama in a battleground state. Exercise your right to vote and create the change we’ve all been waiting for. Please.