Obama’s Hotty Toddy luggage

Mr. Pres has been spotted carrying a pretty snazzy Ole Miss carry-on! Check this out:

And I thought all Ole Miss memorabilia was the tacky stuff they give students. Why didn’t I get one of these at freshman orientation? I guess that debate was some heavy stuff if the pres loves our school now.

Obama-rama: Being American abroad on Nov. 4 (Nov. 5)

I know this is horribly old. It’s not like I get paid to blog. Anyway …

Being an American in France on Nov. 5 (our election day) was completely surreal. First of all, I started my day off hearing of Obama’s victory at 6:30 a.m. I watched his speech and headed home to sleep through my first class.

For the next few days, all I heard was congratulations to Americans.

Obama, the last chance. Did you know he's the messiah?

My phonetics lab instructor told me how her parents woke her early to tell her the good news. They celebrated.

A friend who lives in the foyer (like a dorm with nuns) said the nuns treated her special and asked her if she needed anything extra at meals. I mean, she did just save the world by voting!

Celebrating the Obama win from France

I wish I had more time to really write.

All I can say is I stayed up at 6:30 a.m. here in France to watch the outcome of the election. Myself and ten other Americans cheered on Obama and rang in his administration with champagne, an impromptu singing of the national anthem and much relief. I’m not sure how many of us actually managed to vote thanks to the sheer complexity of the task, but I’m proud we represented our “apathetic” generation crowded around someone’s probably 15-inch monitor switching from CNN to BBC to FOX to see the next direction of our country. I skipped class this morning, and I’ve got a test this afternoon, but almost all that matters is that our country has a chance now.

And … we French exchange students promise to come home now!

Can Joan Baez come back to Ole Miss this spring?

Watching the vote in France

I couldn’t be more excited today! Today we choose!

Well, more like tomorrow at 3 a.m. you choose for those of us in France right now. I mean, really, U.S., can’t you close your polls at a time that’s normal for us to be up in France? Can’t you all vote early like me? I have a lit test tomorrow.

So, of course, how could I not stay up and watch the elections like every other time? I might even help MTV get some coverage on my Flipcam.

I just thought I’d pass on some sentiments from the French (not direct quotes):