It’s almost 2 am and I just got in from the city. After an exciting election party I headed to Times Square to watch Obama’s acceptance speech, in what I can only described as one of the most surreal moments of my life. The energy in the city was electrifying. The din of the crowd was overwhelming, as the chanting and sheer volume swirled around my head.
The crowd roared as some stood on top of telephone boxes, others focused intensely on the video screens as Obama gave his acceptance. I observed the instant comradeship between all these people chanting and hugging, and in all this elation was moment of true clarity.
It was here, in this sea of people, as I watched history unfold in front of me – that I thought to myself for the very first time in a long time, “I’m proud to be an American.“
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It was unbelievable. I was amazed.
I suppose now the rest of it is the hard part.
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