If I were ever accused of living by mottos, then my most serious charge would be following the wise-old philosophy of “fake it until you make it.” True to that creed, in my head I’ve lived in Washington D.C. for years as a Beltway insider who brunches at DuPont and sees things at the Kennedy Center. And for all of the glory from that quasi-imagined existence, I now get a chance at the reality.
It is actually difficult to wrap my head around, but finally this week, that memoir title I came up with in 7th grade – ‘From Washington to Washington’ – has transitioned into the realm of possibility.
It’s all possible because in the last eight days I have graduated college, moved into an apartment in Northwest D.C. and been hired as an election researcher with NBC News.
I really can’t believe it.
The clichés could bubble over at this point, but it is very strange to be headed in a direction you always wanted to travel in. It’s humbling, exciting and terrifying all at the same time, but I am constantly aware that living this reality comes at great debt to people from coast to coast who took a chance on me, sometimes without much merit. For that, I will always be grateful.
The journey is far from done, but now it comes with an advanced destination and an updated set of directions. The road will surly have its rough spots and the scenery will be ever changing, but it’s sure to be exciting. Here we go.




