Today I am so excited and so happy for our country. I have never been so excited about the outcome of an election...even from over here across the ocean. I think the fact that we elected our first minority president is a great feat! And I also forsee that the world is going to change along with our country. I didnt realize how much I actually was hoping for this change...i argued against it even at times, but now I realize that it will do wonders internally and externally for our country. The minorities, both ethnic and religous, willbe more integrated and our foriegn politics and relations will change drastically. And on a lighter note, I think it will raise American spirits in this hard economic recession. Not only that, I think it says something that our country is not even 200 years old and along with all of our racial crisis and problems in the past, we have maybe gotten over that bump...at least a little bit hopefully.
So, YAY for Obama!!!
Yesterday, I went to buy a chess set for Jérome's birthday and I got a really nice one! Caroline also bought a small cheap set to so we can improve our skills. So we spent the afternoon in the park by Notre Dame, ate Berthillon ice cream and played chess on a bench. The weather was beautiful and th leaves are floating from the trees in all different Fall colors.
Later in the afternoon we all went to see a movie, The Visitor, which is an American film about our immigration problems...as a very general synopsis...but it was very good and I recommend it to everyone who can see it. I dont know any of the actors, but it was a very well made film.
After the movie we decided to go to the bar and watch the election. We headed over the Wide Open Spaces by rue de l'estrapade then went to the Violin Dingue to visit Momo..i had an amaretto sprite, hung out a bit, then headed home.
Today I am heading to the Grand Palais to see the Picasso exhibit...it should be neat, theyve been raving about it for a while.
so à plus for now!
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