Waking up in Melbourne to election coverage from a foreign point of view put the importance of this choice into perspective. As it became more and more clear that Obama would be our next president the energy lifted.
Arriving at the venue and watching Obama's acceptance speech at 4 in the afternoon from 8000 miles away we huddled around the TV and were given the challenge to help a great man make a positive change to the place we call home. In a time where it seems like we as a country can't do anything right all we needed was to be uplifted and given direction, with a little encouragement most people can do amazing things.
In my travels I've been to countries where they can't vote, or where there's a new government every other day, or where the same government has been in power for hundreds of years with no change in sight. Those people envy us for our freedom and for our ability to speak up about our laws and make a change without fear of punishment or even death. The U.S. masses have overlooked this right in a time where we should be taking advantage in every waking moment to make our country a better place so we can affect the world positively.
Seeing how inspired people are outside our borders about Obama makes me excited to get back home and celebrate the victory we chose for ourselves, the oz crew are saying they might actually have to start being nice to us again.
I'm hoping to come back to a place where I can lend a hand with millions of other like minded people to get our country back on track, and if you don't believe or choose to be lazy or apathetic I think I might have to agree with Bob Dylan...
Your old road is rapidly aging. Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand, For these times they are a-changing.
