History is upon us right this very second in time.

I had the pleasure of talking to various people at the polling place at Chaparral Elementary school on the Albuquerque’s west side. I spent almost three hours observing and analyzing the reactions of voters and workers. From what I noticed and over heard was how smoothly everything was going.

There was a minor line forming early this morning [7:30 am] and a minor ballot jam. All those were naturally taken care of within a reasonable amount of time and were presided by the judge. Otherwise, my time spent at Chaparral was pleasant.

I’m very glad to report how there was such a variety of people.

What I mean by that is the support of all ages, ethnic groups, genders, etc. Everyone is very much involved in this current election and its very pleasing to see such support for both presidential candidates.

As I sit here in my political science class, all I can think about are tonight’s results.

While granted I should be paying attention, it’s hard to ignore the reality that we as a society are on the eve of one of the most historic days in modern American history. Both the Democrats and Republicans could make history with either the first minority president [Barack Obama] or first women vice president [Sarah Palin]. This will be in history books later on and I, among 300 million other Americans can say, “I was there.”

While my days of covering this historic election are on the verge of ending, I just want to emphasize the pleasure of spending endless nights pondering various topics to cover, pots of coffee brewed and the time and effort to create the videos to obtain social awareness. My endless thanks and gratitude goes to KNME and those who participated in this process. 6 weeks later, I think I’ve obtained my goal of bringing awareness, as well as providing a glance into the life of modern college students. The concerns of what this new generation has, in regards to social issues and the layout for the future. I wanted to avoid the role of being the spokesperson for neither the “new generation” nor the leader for “civil rights.” Those issues, I feel, should be a collective group effort.

So all I can really say is GO VOTE. Let your voices be heard. While I wish both candidates and their campaigns the best of luck, I do hope that mine comes out ahead tonight for the betterment of the American people.

Change.

Its something that both sides of the political spectrum have seized upon.

However, its definition is rather infinite [very broad].

The goal of this project was to ask the normal person the simple question: “what is change to you?”

Change