I voted absentee from New Delhi a couple weeks ago. It was a bit of a hassle with forms and emails going back and forth between myself and the Chicago Elections Commission (some confusion about my address in Chicago or something), but so very, very worth it. While I realize my vote doesn’t count that much (a Dem from Chicago, how original…), I was so proud to at least be part of the process.

I was living in Australia at the time of the last Presidential election and wasn’t of-age before that, so I’ve never actually voted for President at a polling place in the US, an experience I certainly hope to have next time around. A handful of the expats here are planning to get up at 6am tomorrow to watch streaming results online. If things go well, I will be deeply sad not to be there to watch my city celebrate; if things go badly — god forbid — I will be prefectly content to be thousands of miles away from Grant Park…

Thanks for profiling these stories - especially those from Americans abroad. It makes this midwestern girl living in India feel very connected.

Best,
-Tessa

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