Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.

YES: Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate, as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie's a choke artist. There's no way he'd ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes; until he meets Maya. NO: Maya Rehman's having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing, with some awkward dude she hardly knows, is beyond her. MAYBE SO: Going door to door isn't exactly glamorous, but perhaps it's not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is another thing entirely.

Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.

"Jamie Goldberg no tiene ningún problema con ser voluntario para el candidato a senador de su estado, siempre y cuando le permitan estar alejado del centro de atención. Cuando se trata de hablar con extraños (o, admitámoslo, cuando se trata de hablar con cualquiera), Jamie es el peor. No hay manera de que llame a las puertas de las casas para pedir el voto de la gente... hasta que conoce a Maya. Maya Rehman está viviendo el peor Ramadán de su vida. Su mejor amiga está demasiado ocupada como para quedar con ella, su viaje de verano se ha cancelado y ahora sus padres se están separando. Tampoco entiende por qué su madre cree que la solución a sus problemas es hacer campaña política con un chico torpe al que apenas conoce. Ir de puerta en puerta no es exactamente glamuroso, pero tal vez no sea lo peor del mundo. Al fin y al cabo, las elecciones se están acercando... igual que Maya y Jamie. Dominar el activismo local es una cosa; navegar por el romance intercultural del siglo es otra cosa