I woke up on Wednesday 11/5 morning which was Tuesday evening in the U.S. and said to myself, "What happened?"  Hari stopped by to tell me that Obama already won, but it was impossible because the poll would have just closed.  I couldn't wait so I called Mike and he was watching the election results with our neighbors.  Obama was leading, but who knows?  Exit poll had been very disappointing for the last two elections and who knew what kind of shenanigans was waiting to happen.

I went to school, but my mind was on Obama.  As soon as the class finished, I ran back to my room to change and went up to McLeod to talk to Mike.   On the way, I ran into Hari again and he told me that Obama won, but I said I won't believe it until I saw it myself.  I went to my internet café and opened Google news.  There it was: Obama makes U.S. history.  I raised my both arms and said, "Yes!" 

I skyped Mike and he sounded tired.  He was about to leave for a vacation in Hawaii with his friend.  He stayed up late watching the election results.  He said he still couldn't believe it.  It really was like a dream.  But there was a sense of hope in the air.

In the evening, Hari and I celebrated.  I got pizza and chicken fried noodle from Carpo Diem, my favorite restaurant here.  We still had a half bottle of McDowell and a little Masterstroke, so we were all set.  Hari was late and I was about to start by myself when he showed up.  This was a history and I would have celebrated alone, but it was great to celebrate with him. 

We were having a good time and Rishi showed up.  He wanted Hari to call his girlfriend to see if she was cheating on him.  It didn't make any sense.  Rishi was drunk and he probably just wanted some attention.  Rishi was getting on my nerve and I was about kick both of them out.  How could I make Rishi understand that it was a very special day?  Well, they left and I was still annoyed, but I thought of the possibility of a bright future and put myself to sleep.