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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...

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...

So as always, it has been a very busy & exciting week in the life of Stephanie. This past weekend I got to do almost all of my favorite things....shop, watch movies,dance, drive, and visit cool people. :) (Thats a lot of favorite things isn't it??) I went shopping at Castleton with my best friend...

ok. i need to take a little break from updating all the behind the scenes computer stuff that enables international students to get emails and letters from butler. all those codes and dates are making me go cross-eyed. there are two things you need to know right now. one is that my goal this year is...

As I sit in my living room at 2:10 am watching CNN, I figure now is a good time to talk politics! Anyone who lives in Indiana or has watched tv tonight is probably aware that the Hoosiers have gotten our (their) fair share of attention tonight thanks to the Indiana primary. (I say their rather than our...

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...