Butler University

So the past week has been absolutely crazy for me. In between practices, homework, and tests I feel like I haven't been able to breathe for awhile. Other than being crazy busy, it has been a wonderful week full of really cool stuff. :) For instance, the election...and of course the election results...

Before I left for Spain, I thought of all the things that might make me homesick, and American holidays was near the top of that list. I mean, fall is packed with them - Halloween, Election Day, Thanksgiving... but now that I'm here, I realize that it is even more exciting to see how America's...

Since the election returns came in during the middle of the night here in Spain, Democrats Abroad hosted a HUGE all night party in downtown Madrid. One of my friends and I went and spent the night cheering on Obama with our fellow Americans abroad. It was such an exciting and emotional night, especially...

I stayed up pretty late last night waiting for the last of the election results to come in, even though the victor was clear even before every state was accounted for. I can't say I was happy...but, some things just don't turn out the way you would like them to! I was mostly shocked by the difference...

When I first realized I would be out of the country during my first presidential election as a voter, I was really disappointed. I mean, how exciting must it be to live on an American college campus now?? Every time I get emails from College Democrats or see announcements about the Election Night viewing...

to Emma and all the other Dems out there... I just got back from an Obama rally downtown and it was SO COOL! I was 40 feet away from him (and Stevie Wonder!) definitely the subject of my next blog post : )

I wouldn't say Butler is an overwhelmingly political campus, but political discussion does happen. I've argued about Barack vs. Hillary at a party on a Saturday night before... but that could be because I'm interested in politics, you know? I guess what I mean is that political activism is...