Obama in Spain

Went to the Dem's election night party last night and didn't quite realize how big a deal it was until I walked through the door.  It was filled with a ton of people, a lot of them older, and a bunch of camera crews from the Spanish news stations.  I wouldn't be surprised if I was on the Spanish morning news somewhere in the background, but seeing that the party didn't get over until six in the morning, I have to say that I skipped watching it in favor of my bed.

It was actually kind of exciting to be there, talking to all these other Americans from everywhere who had all sorts of opinions.  It seemed like everyone who was younger like me were teachers of English in some form or another.  I had a great time talking to people and watching the updates as they came in.  There was a great crowd atmosphere, with lots of cheering every time Obama was projected to have won a state.  And the pacing was actually pretty decent this year as well.  It seemed like CNN was doing a great play by play and their results came in pretty regularly.  But still, we were there all night and it wasn't until 5:10AM that Obama was declared the victor.  And then it took a little while longer for the result to be conclusive (ie when Fox News reluctantly agreed that Obama had won).

There were actually a lot of Spaniards there as well, which surprised me, but as my international friends keep telling me, the outcome of the Presidential election does affect them as well.  But overall, they were quite pleased with Obama's reelection and the changes they believe it will bring.

Then, I took the long metro/bus ride back home and walked in on the family eating breakfast and watching the news before work/school.  They greeted me with a chorus of "Obama!" which I echoed and said "Four more years!" then promptly went upstairs to sleep.