America, Let's Show 'Em What We Got...

Since coming here, I haven't exactly been overflowing with pride for my country. When talk turns to politics, the last four, disasterous years usually take precedence. Two wars, inaction on climate change, and faltering alliances leave me telling the Germans, "I know! I don't understand it either. We need some change."

And today we got it! With the election of Barack Hussein Obama as our 44th president, America has finally shown its true self to the world. On Monday and Tuesday, Germans and their media worriedly whispered that the polls were wrong. Will Americans really trust someone who was partially raised in Indonesia? Can Americans really elect a black man as their commander-in-chief? Now America can respond with a resounding, "Yes We Can!"

I haven't been Obama's biggest supporter throughout the campaign. At the very beginning, I seriously considered voting for McCain. But the more I heard "Drill, baby, drill!," the more I heard about Sarah from Alaska, and the more I heard McCain's economic policies, the less I trusted him. Despite his distinguished years in the Navy and Senate, John McCain was not going to make the right choices for our country.

But as I listened to Obama's acceptance speech this morning, I couldn't help but feel that we picked the right man for the job. Not only have we shown the world how far we've come as a nation, we've picked someone who truly believes in our nation's unity, someone who really feels that we need to work together to fix our problems.

Now I am overflowing with pride for my country. Although we've got huge problems to fix, we've also got the spirit to get it done. We've got the will power. We've got the unity. Yes, We Can.