YALLA VOTE ‘08 Our Voice. Our Future.

As the often practiced quote goes, “Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons,” I can say this loudly after yesterday’s Voter Registration drive. It was my first event for the Yalla Vote Campaign and it certainly did not go as expected. Instead of people flocking to me, I found myself leaving the plaza where I had been stationed and seeking out people dining in restaurants, in salons getting their hair done, approaching people shopping and strolling, and talking to them about voting. I learned many things about logistics and what not to do next time.

Overall, I am really happy that I took this challenge, this early on, learning from it and am determined to succeed tremendously next time. I already found my next location for my voter registration drive! Now I need to get to work. Life is filled with ups and downs. You learn from your mistakes and move on. But I did the best with what I had, and worked the customers that were there. Got them all registered to vote and signing to support our Declaration. The volunteers left with me at 10 pm, all asking me to plan the next one ASAP. So with that… look for the next Yalla Vote opportunity on July 12th!. Until the next adventure comes around….

Salam ………..