Sometimes it's really exhausting to be an American here in China. These days I'm constantly finding myself on the defensive about my home country. Last night at a restaurant a patron at the adjacent table alerted me to my country's role in the global economic crisis. Today my roommate had some words for me about a movie he watched called Standard Operating Procedure about our secret prisons in Iraq. Although it's great practice for my Chinese having these discussions, it really would be nice to be able to be a little proud of where I'm from. And yes, every single Chinese person I've talked with is looking forward to an Obama presidency. Not that it's much of a reason to vote for someone, but still...
Five more days!
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