Election day started interestingly. I arrived school where I immediately went to the photocopy room to work with the other auxiliaries to prepare the day's voting activity for students. Shortly thereafter I received a call from Juani, mi compañera de trabajo; she said, "Sally, where are you? We need to leave at 9:30." FIELD TRIP! Talk about last minute notice. We took the kids to a comical concert. Though local, I had to bail on the voting activity (an idea which I initiated) until I returned in the afternoon. In the afternoon, I helped year three students to participate in the democratic process by voting for their favorite food. Each grade level voted for a different "favorite," and we will post the popular vote on a display outside the English lab tomorrow. Around 11pm, I went to Casa America with Kristina for an election night event hosted by the United States Embassy. Though several Fulbrighters declared boredom and split for the Democrats Abroad party, I preferred the non-partisan (and free) celebration and also going to bed early. Despite the 20 euro entry fee and unavoidable Disney-length line, the D.A. event drew hundreds of participants, Spanish and American alike. I personally relished the opportunity to take part in a historic event in such a unique situation. I retired at a reasonable hour to learn the election results in the morning.
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