Political leanings aside, I was not too excited for the Democratic National Convention to come to Denver. I viewed it mostly as an interruption and as the primary reason we had to start fall semester what felt like ridiculously early this year. As with any situation however, the DNC ultimately had both negative and positive consequences for me during its week in town.
Although I personally avoided the downtown area during the DNC's reign over Denver, its presence inconvenienced many of my friends who live in that area, and thus vicariously affected me likewise. Some friends complained to me repeatedly about certain road closures, which I found tiresome after awhile. Similarly my own fear of facing potentially insane traffic and mass amounts of people convinced me not to partake in certain downtown activities that I would have otherwise. In this way, I found the Democratic National Committee a bit of an obstacle.
Although the DNC precluded my venturing downtown, I truly appreciated it for the gift of time it gave me. I enjoyed having week-long break from school (who wouldn't?!). I was able to work more hours, thus making some extra cash. Also, I used a portion of the week to move all of my stuff into my brother's old room. He moved out for good in August and, as I have been eyeing his room since I was a sophomore in high school when he originally left for college, I jumped on the opportunity to finally move down there permanently . In the process of moving, I want through a lot of stuff and got rid of significant amounts of old junk; on some level you could say the DNC afforded me a sort of cleansing experience.
Although I personally avoided the downtown area during the DNC's reign over Denver, its presence inconvenienced many of my friends who live in that area, and thus vicariously affected me likewise. Some friends complained to me repeatedly about certain road closures, which I found tiresome after awhile. Similarly my own fear of facing potentially insane traffic and mass amounts of people convinced me not to partake in certain downtown activities that I would have otherwise. In this way, I found the Democratic National Committee a bit of an obstacle.
Although the DNC precluded my venturing downtown, I truly appreciated it for the gift of time it gave me. I enjoyed having week-long break from school (who wouldn't?!). I was able to work more hours, thus making some extra cash. Also, I used a portion of the week to move all of my stuff into my brother's old room. He moved out for good in August and, as I have been eyeing his room since I was a sophomore in high school when he originally left for college, I jumped on the opportunity to finally move down there permanently . In the process of moving, I want through a lot of stuff and got rid of significant amounts of old junk; on some level you could say the DNC afforded me a sort of cleansing experience.
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