I like to think that I have an open mind. I like to think that there are specific things I stand for and specific things I am against. These are the pieces of me that help me decide the big choices in my life.

They are the governing factors in all the important things I do. They are the motifs I write into my books, the values I stand for in my articles and the industries I choose to support in my ever growing professional life.

I am not writing this article to start a storm of hate and slander about politics, but simply to write from the perspective of someone who let her mind be changed, and found she was better for it.

For the record: I am pro-choice. I will fight for equality among all sexes. I am for gay marriage. I am anti-guns; I want them outlawed. I am against the in the Middle East. I support taking in Syrian refugees. I am pro death penalty. I am against the legalization of marijuana.

And, in 2014 and into 2015 I was a strong supporter of Hilary Clinton.

As a feminist I saw the prospect of her as an incredible step forward for women, not just in America, but everywhere. The idea of her was very infatuating, and I know a lot of women were swept up in that. We don't want another old man on the walls of our second-grade classroom that shows the timeline of the political leaders of the so-called free world.

I didn't want to return to my AP Government classroom to see another smiling - let's face it-white man on the rim of the room that our teacher placed to make learning about American government less intimidating.

I wanted to see a woman.

So, for the first election that I would be legally able to vote for, I penned myself as a Clinton supporter. I became a fan of her super PAC on Facebook. I contributed to her campaign.

Enter Bernie Sanders, some senator I had never heard of. He had an accent that I thought only happened on SNL, and he was much older than I would want in a candidate.

He was basically everything I had convinced myself I didn't want in a presidential candidate: white, democrat and male.

I'm a proud member of the Green Party, and the optimistic part of my brain and heart wanted so badly to see a Green Party candidate running with a more diverse background and a pronoun different than "him".

I didn't want to be informed.

I'll say what no one else will: I wanted to be ignorant about the choices. I wanted to be right in my gut decision to go with Clinton. I. Wanted. To. Be. Right.

That's something a lot of Americans want and it is why our political system is failing.

I don't claim to understand the U.S. of A. I don't claim to know its history backwards and forwards. I don't even claim to like it. I do not find a lot of pride in this nation I was born into. I did not choose to be a citizen of this country. And, to be honest, once I do have the choice, I will most likely choose to no longer associate myself with it.

That has been my plan for the longest time, move away to London, Canada or Germany. I want to claim my German citizenship and cut all ties that claim me as an American.

All you patriots, don't cast your anger or judgement on me just yet. As I said, I wanted to be right. Wanted.

It would be easy to leave this country behind if something like a Trump or a Cruz or a Carson won. It would no longer be a country, but a dictatorship. It would be the easiest thing in the world to pack my bags and leave. I wouldn't even give it a second thought.

A couple of months ago was the first time in more than 10 years that I actually reconsidered my move to London.

I was sitting in my apartment waiting for my mom to come and pick me up so we could have our Mother-daughter date which I always look forward to. Sure, moving to London and pursuing my career in publishing would mean giving that up, but I knew it might be a better choice.

I had about two hours to kill before I knew her little silver Prius would pull up outside of my complex, so I decided to watch the Democratic Debate.

I had only watched bits and pieces of debates before, namely the Republican ones because they were just so damn entertaining. Who would take those guys seriously?

The joke is less funny now.

Anyways, I was excited to see Hilary walk out on stage in her yellow business suit, but I felt an even stronger sense of excitement when good ol' Bernie walked out. I had seen what my friends were posting about him.

I had even told my parents that I thought he had a chance of winning because he has the youth vote, and everyone always underestimates us as an electoral body. Millennials, right? What do they know?

A lot. Apparently.

About half way through the debate, I could feel my heart and my brain being pulled to Bernie. I wanted him to crush Hilary.

I found her arguments redundant and archaic by the end of the debate. Yeah, we get it, you know Obama, your hubby was President, and for some reason you feel like bringing up his accomplishments will help your run. It won't. We care about what you will do. Not what he will do.

Considering former President Clinton was the only president to ever almost get impeached, bringing him up in debates is probably not a great way to get voters on your side. Especially the youth because, let's be honest, the only presidents we remember are Bush and Obama.

Regardless, who wants our first female president to be one who keeps referring to the men in her life?

I don't.

She kept bringing up Wall Street and all the people she knows there. Great. You must have an amazing LinkedIn profile.

Let me just say this: I don't care what the candidates have done, I care what they will do.

That is the position I have adopted since I watched that first debate. Since then I have watched every single one they have done.

Flint, Michigan has been the home of some horrible things recently and this month it was the home of another debate for the Democratic candidates. And this debate was a big one for me. I had already moved to the #FeeltheBern movement, but watching this debate solidified my choice.

As I said, I am pro-choice, I am pro gay rights. I am pro death penalty. I want to abolish all guns in America

As anyone who has been keeping up with the political candidates knows, there are some conflicts with my beliefs and with my choice of a presidential candidate. You're right. There are clashes.

And that leads me to what I think is the most important thing I have learned in this very political year: It's okay to be wrong, and you will be a better person if you can admit that.

If you're wrong in your beliefs, admit that.

Admit it.

I was wrong.

I was wrong to want to vote for someone based solely on their gender. I was wrong. I was sexist.

I am a feminist, and for those of you that don't know, a feminist is someone who believes in equality for all sexes. It is not someone who believes that females should be elevated above males. That's sexism.

I am a feminist, and I support Bernie Sanders.

In a very round about way, what I'm trying to say is that I no longer have a laissez-faire view of the presidential race. Even though I want to move to London because I want to work at HarperCollins, and I can't see myself living in New York, I still care about who runs this country.

As Senator Sanders said in the debate, America is the leading country in the world. No matter who you are, no matter what race or gender, sexual orientation or political standing, no matter if you're an immigrant or a Native American, you have to care about who will be elected. Not for the benefit of this country, not for the benefit of your kids and their kids, but for the benefit of the world.

What are we if not a global society? We have to be able to see that what America does is not something that a solitary country does, it is something that a country that is a big part of a larger society does. We are a part of the Earth, and you can't be blind and only see America.

You have to see everyone.

Having a President Sanders makes me want to stay in America. It means that the majority of Americans (with the electoral college aside) see the potential that this country has to be great, not only in the good sense of the word, but in the sense of its immensity. It is a big nation that can do big things. And we, as Americans, need to be involved in that.

Let's not be major rulers of the world, but major contributors.

Let's be willing to change our minds and keep them open to what will benefit everyone. Let's start fixing the problems here, so we can start fixing the problems everywhere.

A disease cannot be cured if the root of it is unknown.

Let's all be voters, let's be people who have an active voice in society instead of a passive one.

No matter what your beliefs are, no matter who you support, at least support our right as a nation to a democracy and be a progressive role in our political process.

The only way anything will change is if we all participate.