Man, I luv my country - an Alberta voting experience

Yesterday, my newly-minted 18 yr old son and I went to vote in our Alberta Provincial Election. We were early voting and attended a polling station nearby us in a vacant store of a strip mall (as the other one nearby in the big mall has long lineups).

When we walked in we were immediately greeted in a friendly way. I told them this was my son's 1st vote and everyone stopped what they were doing for a moment and applauded him! It was fun. I think we were all cognizant of the fact we are lucky to have the right to vote.

About 2 mins later a young lady of east Indian or middle eastern descent attended the station to our right and presented her I.d. I heard her say her name was Nadia. They did some paperwork and then the station volunteer announced that this was Nadia's 1st voting experience in Canada! - and everyone applauded again, including us!

I just luv this country so much !!!

And what a positive 1st voting experience for my son, who will be a voter for life now! I have dragged him to every vote I've ever taken since he was born, to show him how lucky we are.