My Inauguration Trip: Thawing Out and Looking Back

It’s definitely good to be home. While I love almost everything about the East Coast, and hope to live there one day, I appreciate the 60 degree nights of California!  But now that I’m home, and the inauguration buzz has diminished, I’m able to reflect on my trip. I still can’t believe that I was a ticketed [...]

Inauguration Day Recap!

Here are some pics from inauguration day! 5am: On the Metro to the inauguration 5:30am: Inside the Federal Center Metro station 6:30am: In line at the silver gate entrance It was so early, the sun hadn’t come up yet! The sun finally came up … you can see the crowd below the Capitol building growing. [...]

What A Day!

WOW. That’s all I can say. The inauguration ceremony was absolutely amazing. And the crowd…there were so many people of every age and race; it was quite a sight. I have some great pics and stories, but I’m recuperating at the moment and need to sleep desperately. And we’re driving back to N.C. right now. [...]

The Inauguration Cometh…Slowly

We’re at our viewing spot–unfortunately, we can’t view anything! It is so crowded!!! We are close enough that I got some good pics of the Capitol building but not close enough that we’ll be able to see Obama. We’re here not necessarily to have the best view, but to have the best experience. And memories [...]

We’re Here At The Silver Gate!

It’s 6am ET and we’re at the gate to the Silver Standing section. The gates don’t open until 8 so we’re gonna be here for a while, lol. It’s super packed — we’re one big mass of people — an ever-so-slowly-moving mass of people. More later!

A Closer Look At The “Refresh The World” Symposium

As an African-American, this inauguration is especially momentous. The fact we are swearing-in our country’s first Black president; I can’t tell you how much this means to all of my relatives, friends, and the Black community as a whole. Some have compared Barack Obama to Dr. King — some have equaled his election to our [...]

MLK Day and Activities Around Town

Well, today was a busy day! First, we went to see Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple) at a small restaurant/bar/lounge called Busboys and Poets in downtown. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get in (the place was PACKED!!!!) but I did get some good photos of her through the window. Then we went to [...]

Arriving in Washington, D.C.!

I’m here in D.C. and I am so excited! I flew from San Jose to DFW, and then DFW to Raleigh/Durham, to meet up with my friend Amanda, who I’ve known since preschool. She and I had planned on going to the inauguration even before I won tickets. The next day, after a 4-hour drive [...]

Winning the Inauguration Tickets

I had entered a creative writing contest hosted by Congressman Honda to win tickets; the question was, “Tell me why you want to go and, remember, be creative!” As time passed and I didn’t hear anything, plus my entry was one among a hundred, I assumed that was that. But then I received an email telling [...]