After the Mars Bar then what? 6 months in DC and NYC; much of it was nine-to-five (Finpro, World Bank) and the rest I spent in the vaudeville of New York's Lower East Side. Politics-wise spring of 09 in DC was interesting to say the least. The financial crisis changed everything. Barack Obama's inauguration celebration on the 20th of January will be an event that I will cherish all my life. Obama epitomizes the growth of credibility of America's Freedom-storyline and gives hope for everyone believing in a better world. Post-DC I had a chance to do a roadtrip through the states I hadn't visited before. From DC to Miami, to Key West, a lenghty drive to Memphis through Florida, from Memphis to Chicago and back to New York City.