On inauguration day, I joined about 1,000 other people to watch the event on a large screen at BergenPac, the performing arts auditorium in Englewood, NJ, where I've lived for twenty-nine years. The first picture: the girl who led us loudly and clearly in the Pledge: she's a first grader at the school my three sons attended many years ago. The second: Mayumi, who sat to my right (I was in an end seat). Throughout the event, we--strangers before that moment--held hands and hugged. The next day she sent me an email in all caps: "THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING EACH OTHER TODAY--HISTORICAL MOMENT."
The other two pictures are a sampling of the enthusiasm and excitement that was replicated around the world!
On inauguration day, I joined about 1,000 other people to watch the event on a large screen at BergenPac, the performing arts auditorium in Englewood, NJ, where I've lived for twenty-nine years. The first picture: the girl who led us loudly and clearly in the Pledge: she's a first grader at the school my three sons attended many years ago. The second: Mayumi, who sat to my right (I was in an end seat). Throughout the event, we--strangers before that moment--held hands and hugged. The next day she sent me an email in all caps: "THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING EACH OTHER TODAY--HISTORICAL MOMENT."
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