I LOVE DC

It's circa 11pm, and we're flipping back and forth between Indecision 2008 and Fox News (gotta balance it out). Cheers echo from different parts of the dorm's courtyard depending on which candidate has been called in a state. Suddenly, resounding screams of excitement ring through the building.

"What?! Which one got more votes?"
"Oh my god! Obama won!! He's declared at 297 votes!!"

We all scream with delight. Alright, so what to do now? Take a few shots and go outside to "storm the streets". But where to go? Where would the mass of our fellow students who live in the heart of Washington, DC go to celebrate this momentous occasion?

The White House.

The four of us (my roommates and I) were there as our fellow students marched, ran, and skipped the 5 or 6 blocks to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to celebrate in front of the future home of the next American President, Barack Obama. It is something indescribable; to be surrounded by a sea of people, especially young people, cheering and chanting for our confidence in the future. Not even the rain could deter us. To share a moment like this, in a place so symbolic, with so many people... that is the kind of memory that grows old with you.

I'm really excited to see what Obama will accomplish. Now the real work begins for him. In the meantime I'll try to get my voice back and rest up for my classes tomorrow.