The election was an amazing experience for me and those around me. This election was my first time being able to vote.
As soon as I left the polls, I felt like I really made a difference in the nation. I felt a whole new meaning for the word democracy and was reminded of how thankful I am that America is a free country where we are able to choose the leader of our nation.
Throughout the whole night I was steadily focused on watching the live coverage on MSNBC.com as well as refreshing the electoral map online every 5 minutes (I was at work so the TV wasn't available for my convenience.)
As soon as I had read the website declaring in big letters: OBAMA WINS!, I screamed for joy. I was ecstatic that Obama had won the election and felt like a load had been lifted off my shoulders.
A block down I could hear the students at my residence hall bursting out and screaming OBAMA at the top of their lungs. I heard cars honking up a storm on MLK Boulevard and the whole city of Newark celebrating his victory.
The day after Election Day, I felt that we each needed to take a step further in helping him towards his accomplishments. The state that the nation is in right now is in economic and financial turmoil. I have faith that Obama will pull through this term because honestly, it can only get better from here.
We've got Obama to where he is now by our votes and now we shall continue the fight to support him. He is truly a role model and I can understand why the African-American community must be dancing in the streets.
This election has made history. Our first African-American president: who would've thought this would happen in 2008?
Andria Park is a Rutgers-Newark student. Posted November 2008.
