I am actually so scared for my future. As a 17 year old girl, so many things scare me about the years to come.

The fact that Donald Trump is taking office in about six weeks makes my whole body shake with terror for what the future holds for this country. Every minority will be affected in some way and it will most definitely not be in a good way.

As a young woman I am worried about feminists issues like women's healthcare and equal pay. Roe v. Wade was such an amazing step for women's health issues and if that ruling gets overturned clinics are going to fail and people will be jailed and anyone who needs to get an abortion will have a much harder and dangerous time. Equal pay is a hot button issue but it still saddens me that in 2016 women still do not get paid the same as this is still like a really BIG issue. I really thought we were past this.

I feel so unbelievably bad for President Barack Obama. He has been one of the greatest presidents and I am so glad I got to witness his greatness. All the work he has done to help struggling families, young people, veterans, etc will be washed away when Donald Trump and the republicans have control.

Although I am so unbelievably angry and pissed at this country for electing this insane new President, I have never been so motivated to take action. I know what is important to me and I know what is worth fighting for. I cannot stress how important it is to join the fight and use your voice to influence change.

There are so many things you can do to make your voice heard. The biggest thing you can do is CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!!!! Click here to search for your representatives. Also, VOLUNTEER! Volunteer for your local party and representatives. Any sort of thing you can do to help to influence change is amazing!