it's a new dawn, it's a new day

i heard the news in a tearful voicemail from sara, since i was at work and my phone had died. the joy radiated from within and i actually felt hopeful. i announced it over the loud speaker to the one other employee in the store, "hey ron, it looks like we have a new president." i was so proud to be an american at that moment. when strangers look at me initially, some of them don't assume that i was born here. they almost never assume my parents are citizens. i felt truly american yesterday and glad that we made history happen. i am excited by the thought of change and hopeful that the change will come. for once, i think people finally believed that every vote matters.