Offthebus 2008 Election

"The bathroom," our busdriver Jerry announced, "is like an outhouse. So don't use it unless it's an emergency. An' if you do have to use it, put the lid down. That'll help keep the smell down for the people in the back." Five rows from the back of the bus, I observed those around me looking uncomfortably at one another.

Elizabeth spoke of the long haul in the near future and joked, "I'm an insomniac which will be helpful on this 36 hour marathon."

The following piece is published on www.campusvoices.org as well as HuffPost's OffTheBus. Video created by Kristin Blagg, Kristine Beckerle, Kristin...