Four years ago I remember voting for the very first time. I received my absentee ballot in the mail. I'm pretty sure I filled it out incorrectly and my ballot was dismissed but it still felt awesome to exercise my right to vote.
Then election day rolled around and I remember where I was when Obama was declared president. I was sitting on the ground floor of Library West, studying with a couple of friends. The intercom came on, announcing the much anticipated result. The very quiet floor was filled with cheers and excitement. After the library closed, I went to my dorm and I live right on the edge of campus aka right next to all the bars. I got no sleep that night because of all the honking cars and rambunctious (I can't believe I spelled that right the first time around!) students.
Now, four years later, I'm sitting in my parent's living room, debating whether or not I want to vote. The day went by quickly and it was already 6pm. I could not help but grab my mom's car keys and drive to a church 5 minutes away. The line looked short but was deceiving for sure. I waited 45 minutes. I held my breath as a volunteer scanned my license. Was I at the wrong location? Please don't make me go somewhere else to vote. I was in! I grabbed my ballot, got a pen, and bubbled in like I was taking the SATs. It's around 11:30 and I am watching Korean TV, as my brother announces that Obama has won another four years. I jumped on my laptop right away to confirm the results on Google. And there it was. My confirmation. That and the hundreds of FB statuses I read afterwards.
The most memorable status, I must say, is someone who said something about how there would be more homosexuals in the country now because of Obama. I immediately defriended him. Regardless of who is president and what his policies are on the matter, that comment was uncalled for. I could say so much more but I'll just keep it at that.
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