On Jan 9, 2008, I took Mikaeel, 9, on his first lesson in Civics - listen to Barack Obama and Patrick Deval speak. Mika took the day off from school, the only time that I would ever permit him to do so.
The speech by Obama was exquisite - he feels right for our times. It is Obama's inspiration that I want Mikaeel to feel and carry with him. Hopefully, Mikaeel will serve his country - The United States of America - well and will become a strong ambassador of the greatness that the people of this country embody.
Deval Patrick was gracious and humorous in talking to Mikaeel. He gave Mika a one-in-a-lifetime, get out of school pass given the historical nature of this election. Obama was gracious enough to autograph his book: The Audacity of Hope.
