Its just taken on a different dimension: first-time DNC delegate invigorated for Chicago NBC Bay Area [Video]

Many Bay Area delegates are gearing up for the start of the Democratic National Convention Sunday. For many, it will be their first time.

Deepa Sharma is just one of 500 delegates from the state, but her emotions are running high as it’s her first convention.

“It’s surreal. I thought this was going to be sort of a sleepy affair,” Sharma said. “I thought, ‘OK I will do my duties,’ but now it’s just taken on a different dimension.”

Sharma has been preparing for the convention since May, when the delegates were appointed. But this year’s convention is historic.

At the DNC, Bay Area native and Vice President Kamala Harris will take the Chicago stage on Thursday, becoming first the Black and South Asian woman to hold a major party nomination for the presidency.

The move is personal for Sharma, who is also South Asian.

“I didn’t know that I …