EricaAmerica: [er-i-kuh uh-mer-kuh], noun. Display case. Retro clip-art, primary colors. Anti-drug. Blog number 093571168953281965. Place of potential.

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Welcome to my website. I decided a month ago after a series of gentle nudges it was time to add a .COM to my life.

I’m fortunate to have people who dismissed my early dissent of blogs and helped me to make one of my own, either by verbal inspiration or technical guidance. I see this as an evolving portfolio. It will also be a central focus as I evolve my idea of reporting by using video and audio.

I’ve been in D.C. for 13 months and have learned to do a lot of listening, which encouraged me in many ways to pursue this. EricaAmerica, and more basically my desire to report, was initiated by a drive to moderate the political conversation between powerful governments and average citizens. I grew up in Indiana and took trips to India, where I was exposed early on to the dichotomy of the world and the unbalance of power and privilege. There were also teachers and bullies, blue ribbons and C+’s, which humbled me, helped me to grow, and added clarity to what I wanted to achieve.

I hope you’ll join me as I let this project bloom.

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Acknowledgments
For naming me EricaAmerica, thanks Scott Talan.

Jason Novak, thank you for inviting me to write for LifeinTheDistrict.com and for teaching me the fundamentals of Word Press.

Leigh Ann Cairns, for making me feel like I was getting a haircut when you asked what I wanted in a website design. Outstanding creativity.