It is odd to be away from all the political hullabaloo of this election year. I have been reading on CNN and in the New York Times about the caucuses but am nowhere near inundated with all the campaigning that is happening in the States. It is still early, however. I doubt the political ads have started (though I don’t think I will miss those), but still, this is a crucial election year and as I will be a resident of the States again at some point, I would still like to have a voice in the results of this election.

Moreso, I would love to be in Denver for the Democratic National Convention in August. I think that regardless of how you vote it would be a great thing to take part of or witness.

Ex-pats here in Prague are starting to get the discussion going about who should be the next president and why. Even some of my Czech students are taking part in this debate as they are clearly aware of who is in contention. I enjoy these discussions with my students as I find it interesting to hear their thoughts on our presidential hopefuls and the campaigning process as it pertains to a culture different from theirs.

When I started grad school at CSU and was teaching it was 2004. Politics were certainly the center of many of my lectures- perfect examples of public speaking, right?

The best part was using the Daily Show and Colbert Report clips as examples. Both John Stewart and Steven Colbert do a nice job of summing up what happens in a humorous way. And, I miss them. But, I just found out they will return to the airwaves today and am psyched to be able to stream a little bit of American pop-political culture here in Praha!

I think I will start streaming Comedy Central here to my students and see if the humor translates…