Now back in school at Florida International University, Reyes is an undeclared major, but intends on majoring in International Relations. She currently works for the government military at Defense Headquarters in Doral, but is not allowed to disclose exactly what she does. She is going back to school now because she says she was “content, but in order to move up in government, you need a degree. A Bachelor’s is the minimum to excel.”
Her boyfriend, 31, is a just-retired Marine who also works for the government now too, with the Department of Homeland Security as an immigration analyst in downtown Brickell. I started a conversation while we were both riding on a bus.
A Conversation:
S: “So what do you think of Obama?”
V: “Well, I think he has a lot on his plate. It’s very challenging, but I think why not give him a fair shot? I’m one of those people that voted for him, and I like what he’s doing.”
S: “Obama is relatively young compared to past presidents, you know, he has young daughters. What do you think about that?”
V: “His youngness is part of the change that we needed.”
S: “What did you think of McCain? Besides the fact that he’s like 97 years old.”
V: “I thought he might not be able to take on someone younger full-throttle.”
S: “Did you think Sarah Palin had a chance in hell?”
V: “Haha, no. There’s so many jokes about her, it’s sad. I don’t even know what to tell you.”
S: “I know, every time I think I think of her I just think of Tina Fey, “I can see Russia from my house!”
V: “Exactly! Ahhahahaha”
S: “You’re an Independent, so in the election, you could have voted for the Democrats or the Republicans. What made you choose Obama?”
V: “Change. That’s what we needed.”
S: “So you were excited about Obama, or just thought he was better than McCain?”
V: “Excited because it was somebody new, something different.”
It was the first time that Reyes had ever voted, despite having been legible in the previous election. She also stated that it would not be her last.
S: “What did you think of Bush?”
V: “Bush was more aggressive with his presidency, things were done more drastically.”
S: “What about your boyfriend, being in the military and all.”
V: “He hated him. He went to Iraq under Bush.”
S: “Would he have hated Obama if it had been him who sent him to Iraq?”
V: “He thinks Obama would’ve given them more opportunities to stay here.”
S: “Did he always want to be a Marine?”
V: “Yeah, he was born in Nicaragua and moved here when he was two, and when he got his residency, he felt like he owed the country something, so he joined the military. Also, his family was military in Nicaragua.”
S: “What do you think about Obama being half-black?”
V: “It’s a good thing. Diversity.”
S: “What do you think about the economy since he’s been in office?”
V: “I haven’t seen a drastic change, I think it’s remained the same. But it’s going to take a long, long time to fix it.
S: “Are you satisfied with the initiatives he’s taken about it?”
V: “Yeah, I mean, I think, maybe he’s moving slowly and cautiously.”
S: “If he ran for re-election, would you vote for him again?”
V: “It depends on where we stand at that point. Is it promising or is it fair to give someone else a chance?”
S: “A lot of people are always saying to ‘bring the troops home’ all the time, what do you think about them saying that?”
V: “They’re fighting a war that’s never going to end.”
S: “Ok, but what do you think the country would’ve been if Bush had not sent troops after 9/11?”
V: “A lot of trash talk. Then again, what he did, I have mixed feelings. Not doing anything would’ve been bad, but I think what Bush did was too much. I’m more neutral.”
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