joining us tonight is cecilia lunaparra. cecilia, nice to see you. i suppose in a little while, i'll be calling you councilwoman lunaparra. congratulations. how do you feel? >> thank you so much. yeah, we're -- i'm so excited. i am so mostly thankful for all the support that we've gotten over the past couple of months for the united student front that we've been able to push for. >> how is the reaction from your family and friends? were they fired up, or were they like, why are you doing this? >> no. they've been so sweet and so kind and so excited. this is a really exciting moment. >> so why jump into politics? what's your goal here? >> yeah. so it's mostly about my love and appreciation and passion for this specific space. berkeley's district 7 is an incredibly unique jurisdiction. it is 95% students, most of whom are undergraduates, and the median age is only 19 years old. and i just so strongly believe that students and young people deserve a say in the way that our local government is run. >> yeah, it's actually kind of surprising. i'm thinking