Tuesday, January 20, 2009 went down in history as the day the first African American President took office, so a group from my course headed down to the Graduate Union after our class to catch the Obama fever. Mary Lou is the woman standing up on the phone, she is wearing a T-shirt that says "Maui diggs Obama". She obviously an American who lived in Hawaii for the past few years, and the mid-west before that. Jenny is on the right wearing a "Mr. President" Obama shirt, she is originally from Portland and more recently worked in northern California as a Water Resources Engineer. Keven is from France and consequently is very interested in all things political. A group of about 15 of us sat together, enjoying snacks and sharing the historic moment together.
The crowd was mixed with people from all over the world, from Europe to India, so I was very interested in the reactions of people as certain things were said. (Or happened, like when George Bush walked out.) Everyone is quite civil about things here in Cambridge, but there is a lot of emotion tied to certain subjects, especially concerning war and financial policies. I'm personally excited about the change Obama is looking to implement in the area addressing Climate Change, since that is directly linked to future work and we are way behind the EU. He is such a charismatic speaker, you can't help but be a little inspired. :) But I will always put my ultimate hope in the One and Only who Saves...Jesus Christ!
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