Ariana's Tuesday, April 2

Our last day in Washington DC consisted of multiple appointments with our states’ representative as well as senates. However before attending the meetings, we were introduced to a few presentations for a final preparation.  One  of the presentations given byArturo highleted the importance of an accurate Census report. Unfortunately, Hispanics and college students are often miscaluculated and there may be a few reasons for that. A possibility may be that they are reported on their census filled out back home and they also report themselves when they receive the census survey at their college residence.  It is very significant for the census to be as accurate as possible so that we can base ourselves off of true data and realize what people need assistance and even find some correlations.
As for the meetings with our representatives, I believe I can speak on behalf of the rest of my peers when I express the immense gratitude I have for this entire experience. As silly as it may sound, today’s events brought a sense of reality to me and realized that the senators and representatives are actual pictures not only figures to our states.They have the power to influence change and accommodations for the greater good and I am please to have taken a part of today’s participation. Their responses and approaches flourished with admirable public speaking skills and an intellectual manner of communication. They expressed their thoughts and support toward topics we felt need more awareness and change. Today will truly be a memorable one for me. We appreciate everybody’s time and effort that helped make this experience possible.