Well we attempted to go "out on the town" last night, but unfortunately, everywhere we tried to go was either closed, too crowded or too expensive, so we ended the night with some good conversation at Subway.
Sommer and I took a cab home last night. Our driver was from Ethiopia and very friendly. And as soon as he found out we were from Texas, the conversation became political.
"Ohhh, George Bush! Do you know him?" he asked. We said we'd heard of him. "He's going back to Texas. I bet he sooo doesn't want to go back," he said.
"Umm...he might be ready for a break," I said. "I get the feeling he doesn't have as many friends here anymore."
He asked if we were here for the inauguration, and we said yes. He then sang Obama's praises, talking for a few minutes about how if he had ran eight years ago we wouldn't be in two wars. He said he watched the ceremony on his 60 inch t.v. at home. We also talked about Hillary Clinton being confirmed Secretary of State. He then informed us that McCain's wife was cheating on him. "Really? When did this happen?" we asked.
"Ohhh, it happened during the campaign. She was caught cheating on him with a guy much younger. She's really, really rich, you know," he said.
I think the conversation soon died after that. We were a little surprised to hear this news update and were almost at our apartments. But apparently, according to our cab driver, Cindy McCain is a cheater. Oh well, he may have been misinformed but at least he cranked up the heat for us.
- Ashley
Here's some pictures I took in the crowd on inauguration day. Video to come soon!
Waiting in line
Getting closer--you can tell how crowded we are
This is Oral Ofori. I interviewed him after the ceremony, only to find out he also interned at Voice of America last year. He's an aspiring journalist so be looking for his byline!
Our final spot...post breaking through security and storming the area.
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