So, Obama has been our President for a few days now. I have to say the inauguration here was a huge deal. I was semi-prepared for how involved Europeans are in American politics from my friends who studied abroad last semester. However, it is still a little shocking to walk into the store and see a whole rack of magazines with Obama's face on it.
I actually ended up watching the inauguration with several other DIS kids after we picked up our bikes. We went by a few bars packed with Danes all watching the inauguration before happening in on one that had space. It was a tiny bar that set up a projector for the wall. It was a really interesting experience. All the Americans stood up for the national anthem. We were basically the only ones there except for about 20 Dominican immigrants. They were more excited and wild than we were! At mock con about this time last year I never expected my inauguration experience would be like this!
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