The Elections

I am glad that were here during a big election in the US. It has given us all greater insight into how people from other countries view the US. Most everyone here was extremely excited when it was announced that Obama had own. We were too, but it a different way. I guess I've never really thought about how much the leader of the US impacts the rest of the world.

My pottery teacher was crying when she came into class today. She told us all how she stayed up late and woke up early to follow the election. And how she woke up her son to tell him about Obama and said to him, you remember this son, it's one of the most important days in history. She is Iranian with a British husband and has lived in the UAE for about 20 years. In my little pea brain, I was thinking why the heck does she care so much about who the US leader is. She thinks Obama is going to change the world and make it a better place. Who knows, maybe he will.

That's only one of the stories, there are others, but I won't bore you, you get the point. Who runs the US is a very big deal to the rest of the world. It's made me think that I need to learn more about the rest of the world and care more about what goes on in those places.

Go Obama go! Let's hope he keeps safe and sound.