Dobleve

Returning from the post-election United States this past week I felt something I’ve never felt before: Pride when showing my passport. Americans aren’t always well received outside the US and we feel thoughtful about that whenever we travel. On this journey homewards (to Spain) however I felt myself walking a little taller, holding my head a bit higher. I am honestly elated that Americans elected Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. GOBAMA!! GO AMERICA!! That’s right – I said it – Go America. Who would have ever thought I’d write something like that??

I don’t know whether the political fervor gripping the US recently is uniquely American but we sure saw many things on our recent trip there, that are. Snapshots of just a few of them are here. Americana not captured in photos were things like a group of folks out to dinner – in a restaurant – in full on duck hunting cammo gear; the dizzying, culture shock inducing, rows up rows of consumer goods in places like Trader Joe’s, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and Walgreens; and the gut busting gargantuan food portions EVERYWHERE. (Just to name a few!)

What I love most though about our (real) US travel photos is that they are filled not with sites (like most of our travel photos) but with people – the absolute best and most important thing to us in the United States. We are blessed with the many friends and family we have there and miss everybody already!!