Yesterday I gathered with other Cebu Peace Corps Volunteers along with our country director at an election
party sponsored by the US Embassy. We anxiously watched the CNN coverage of the election, cheering every time a state turned blue. We were surrounded by Filipino professionals and college students who had extensive knowledge of the United States political process. They were highly invested in this election, just like the millions of people all over the world who have an invested opinion about the future of the United States but have no voice in our democracy.
Watching Obama’s acceptance speech got me very emotional. There is still a great deal of work to be done but with four more years I have high hopes for Obama to continue moving our country forward. Rest assured the world will be watching.
No comments:
Post a Comment