Monthly Archives: November 2008
How Many of the 53 African Nations Can You Name?
This is cool: you can go to this website and type in as many of the countries you know in Africa in ten minutes. When the time is up, they’ll let you know which ones you’ve missed. I managed to … Continue reading
Video Clip of Maya Angelou’s Poetry
I’m still high on the election. Whenever I feel a down moment, I just remind myself, “Obama won!” and I perk right back up. I have been obsessively watching video clips of influential people’s reactions to the victory, like the … Continue reading
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Coming out of the American Closet
When I was traveling through India in the months immediately following September 11th, 2001 the news from the United States was war, war, war. First in Afghanistan, then the War on Terror, and eventually Iraq. When a Sikh gas station … Continue reading
Obama’s Victory Speech
I am putting this here because I know I’ll want to listen to it again and again. I am grateful to be alive today.
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Where You Are When History Is Made
One day, we will sit down with our children and they’ll ask, “Where were you when Barack Obama was elected?” The first black man in the white house. The first African son to rule on American soil. Born a century … Continue reading
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Election Day
I can hardly stand the excitement today! This morning, after my alarm radio went off, I was about to roll over and go back to sleep until I heard the WPR reporter say, “Its Election Day 2008″ and I bounded … Continue reading
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