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[tabbycat31]

27. I'm 33 and started my career at 30

Which is insanely old for my field (I'm older than my boss and was surprised to not be the oldest staffer in our program). I've also accomplished a lot in the last three years (five if you count volunteering and interning) to the point where I'm looking at head honcho positions for next cycle (I work in politics and I'm debating managing a congressional race for 2014).

I fell into the world of politics solely by mistake and never in a million years did I think I could make a career of it. (I was in banking and laid off in 2008--- I feel I wasted my college years and 20s in the dead end corporate jobs and they've made me want to lay on train tracks before ever returning to the corporate world). Then I started to volunteer--- I knocked the doors, made the phone calls, etc and started as an intern for a marriage equality campaign in 2009. Since then I've been relocated 5 times (currently in state #5 and this is my first time employed beyond E-day) and gotten to live in parts of the country I never would have seen myself even visiting before.

I attended every training I could get to (in my field, there are some you have to pay for that anyone can go to that are geared towards local candidates, etc) and applied for ones that national organizations have offered, where you don't have to pay to get in, but you must apply to and interview for. I attended every fundraiser (and offered to work at the event if I could not afford it), local candidate kickoff, etc and built a network of local connections that served as my first references in the field (no longer needed).

What are you passionate about? If you need to PM me to talk, please do so. (I've had a lot of issues with anxiety for my entire life so I know where you are coming from).