I had actually never seen anything quite like this before and all the different places that I've lived never received anything directly from the city asking for participation in such an unconventional group and democratic setting. And it addressed some concerns I have about housing, some strong opinions that I hold, so I thought it might be interesting and worthwhile to send in my little form and here I am on the panel. What I got the first invitation in the mail, I was like, I wonder how many people are actually going to do this? And so I almost didn't fill it out for, I had it like on my countertop for two days and I almost didn't fill it out because I was like, I probably have nothing to offer. And then I was like, what if I do? And I actually have direct experience with middle housing, the whole idea about middle housing, I never knew a thing about it. I've lived in a town home, not in the state of Oregon, but in a different US state. And I thought that would be relevant to a lot of the discussions that we had. I just wanted to try to get involved in something bigger than myself. I am someone who believes deeply in civic engagement. It's pretty motivated just to get involved about an issue that's really important to not just Eugene, but the whole state of Oregon. I feel like my voice was heard. Definitely was able to put a lot of input, I feel like. And honestly, surprised myself, I surprised myself in how active I was. I didn't think I would have much to say when I joined the panel or was selected for it. So I was surprised every time the meetings were over that I had said as much. I'm usually the quietest person in the room, and yet on several occasions was leaving the chart. It should be a lot of respect in the willingness of people to come and be a part of this. Just being a part of something, so diverse, with all sorts of people from all sorts of different backgrounds and experience levels, and of multiple demographics was super inspiring. I got to meet a lot of really cool people through this panel. I think it takes a certain amount of character to be willing to participate in something like this. I feel so privileged to be able to be out of the process. I have definitely learned a lot not only about HB2001 and housing in the Eugene area, but also procedural things, like how healthy procedures work, looking at the principles that we arrived at in the end. I'm really happy with it, and I just think it's great that everyone was able to have input, including myself. I think in the live streaming, the transparency, the availability of the speakers, everything the way they go about doing is really well done. Hopefully this will inspire a abundance of similar processes in every class of our democracy.