Dear readers, coming back from South Carolina felt like a whirlwind. I immediately went back to classes and work, trying to get back into the routine of Tampa while my mind was still in Columbia, Lexington, Irmo, Aiken, and Charleston. That same week we came back Dr. JSM held a roundtable discussion at the Poynter Library. Despite getting back Sunday evening and the roundtable being Thursday morning, it felt like the best reunion seeing everyone. After being in close quarters with the class for ten days in South Carolina, it felt so strange to come back and not see everybody for four days. At the roundtable discussion, I had the honor of being one of the panelists along with Maddox (SC Democratic Party - SCDP), Steven B. (Trump campaign), Jasmine (SCDP), and Dante (Haley campaign). We answered questions that our class and Dr. JSM had thought of ahead of time and also had a productive discussion about the highlights of the trip, what we thought of SC as first in the nation for the seque
Day 10: last day. We made it. Ten long days in South Carolina bouncing between Columbia, Aiken, Irmo, Lexington and Charleston. Thank you to our guest speakers who took time out of their busy schedules to come talk to twenty-four eager students. Thank you to the South Carolina Democratic Party (SCDP) for hosting us Democratic interns. Your kindness, generosity, and (southern) hospitality is very appreciated and recognized. Thank you to Randi Doan and Richie Marini for being our incredible supervisors. You were there for any questions we had, kept us going, and continued celebrating what Road to the Whitehouse is all about. Last but most certainly not least, thank you to Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan. This prestigious, once-in-a-lifetime program would not be possible without you. Thank you for letting me about a part of it and inviting me to be a guest speaker on WUSF with you ( WUSF link ). I will take everything I have learned with me to my post-graduate studies and career. A