REMEMBER TO VOTE!!!

So it's pretty obvious to everyone around that I'm from the United States.  Everywhere I go, someone will invariably ask who I am going to vote for, and who I think will win the elections in the U.S.  Of course I respond with a resounding "OBAMA," and the questioner always cheers.  EVERYONE in Chile that I've talked to - the women at the Casa, strangers on the street, vendors at the market, mechanics, neighbors, park employees, etc etc etc - is rooting for Obama.

For better or for worse, U.S. policies have a huge impact on the rest of the world.  Now is our chance to decide what kind of impact we want to have!  We are so fortunate to live in a country where we can vote without fear of persecution, and where we actually have some kind of choice.  Let's all make that choice and participate in the democratic process.  The world is waiting and hoping for change!