So on Tuesday, in Liberia, she voted for the very first time.
How cool is that?
I used to think of voting as this slightly inconvenient thing I got shamed into doing. Then I saw people standing serenely in the sun, in the rain, in puddles of mud for hours just to choose someone.
It blew my mind.
And I've been waiting 29 years for a bloody nose, a constellation of bruises -- some kind of street cred -- and Liberia cheated me out of this. There were no fights to break up, no attacks or riots, no reports of tampering or bullying: it was a nation of people on horse tranquilizers.
My sedative wore off at 7pm when I realized we'd be counting votes for the next five hours by flashlight. (Electricity is an amazing thing when you want but don't have it.)
Most of the country is hard to access so it could be a week or more before the votes are in. Stay tuned.
Photo Credit: Josie Stewart
3 comments:
I love voting. I think we tend to write it off here because of all the nastiness and bullshit that most candidates spew (this coming from the girl who makes the ads). But it is pretty awesome that we get to do it. I also think it's really cool that your mom voted for the first time! Oh and also, I love your blog. :)
Yes! Yes! Yes! And <3
Shucking and jiving.
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