I am a long time commenter and a first time diarist.  I have loved reading about the canvassing experiences of those savvy Iowans and the hard-working Texans.  I am a 21 year-old student, but I am not a political science major.  I have wanted to volunteer for a political campaign before, but it never worked out.  I was a senior in high school when my favorite, Dean, came on the scene, but his campaign didn't make it to Pennsylvania.  I thought about volunteering for Kerry, but I had other things to do as a freshman at Penn State.  The campaign never asked me for help.  I wanted to volunteer for Joe Sestak in 2006, but again I didn't have the time.  Today was my first experience in canvassing.