Can anyone guess what I’m thinking here? Commission on applications, outsourced HR process, streamlined application system..

Wow. Barack Obama is President-elect of the United States of America.

It didn’t actually hit me until today, when I saw this post by a friend who’s in Moscow (and volunteered for the Obama campaign the past summer):

This morning I was on a train from St. Petersburg to Moscow. I was awoken by the news that Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States.

When I got off the train, a French man from the next car over approached us. This is what he said:

“I never thought I would say this, but congratulations, America.”

Welcome to a new world.

I’m looking forward to the future – a lot can happen in eight+ years.

p.s. I’m starting to think that the personal equity model might work in the United States and will start asking lots more people for feedback on the idea (so far, so good).

p.p.s. I’m now living in the Mission for the next 2-3 months.