A little intro to my internship

Hello everyone!  This post is too introduce you to what my internship is like and the experiences I deal with. 

I work in the District 8 office of the Phoenix City Council, with councilman Michael Johnson.  Our district encompasses downtown Phoenix, and west to 48th St and east to 19th Ave.  Here is our map ( http://phoenix.gov/district8/d8map.html), so if you live in the district please feel free to call with any problems or questions.  The daily experiences include talking on the phone to constituents who call for everything from water problems, housing difficulties, potholes, basically anything that the government can help with.  I should note that the district itself does not help with these problems, however we take the information and offer advice, as well as contact the appropriate department (water, housing, street transportation) to actually work on the situation.  The experience is not dull though!  People sometimes have attitudes, and sometimes they talk pretty much nonstop for 30 plus minutes ( I'll share some of these experiences in later blogs).  I get to see the mayor (Gordon, now Stanton) on a consistent basis, which is exciting.  I have also learned some inside stuff about how to get  problems fixed fast (I'll share that as well).  Overall, this is a very varied and exciting internship so be prepared for some of the things I encounter.  Nice to meet everyone and I'll talk to you later.