Colorado, here we come!

We're heading to Colorado this week, but this time we're driving a more gas-efficient car, our new Prius. We will be staying with friends, Ron and Ruth Chappel, in Fort Collins again -- they were super hosts to us last May as well! The purpose this time is for more than just visiting, however. We've signed up to be Obama Campaign interns in that swing state until the election. This is a first for us -- we've never been this involved in a political campaign before. But we feel passionate about making sure Obama is elected, knowing how much our country needs a change.

Making phone calls and knocking on doors isn't our favorite thing to do, but in the Obama Camp training, we learned that people are 3 to 10 times more likely to vote as a result of those personal contacts, so we're willing to do it. Our first phone-banking session was actually quite energizing.

We also learned it is good to do early voting with mail-in ballots. In California, I believe the last day to apply for absentee ballots is October 28, but make sure they are hand delivered, or mailed to be received by Nov 4.

Stay tuned for more info from an Obama field worker's perspective!