Tuesday at about 8 p.m. PST, Obama won enough electoral votes to call the presidential race.

People all over the nation, all over the world, celebrated this historic moment.

In Berkeley, hundreds of young voters joined each other in an impromptu parade down Telegraph avenue, stopping traffic for minutes as they crossed intersections.

Drivers honked their horns as they drove down the crowded streets with pasangers hanging out windows cheering.

In San Francisco’s Castro district, police closed several blocks to traffic as celebrators danced in front of a stage with a dj.

Some people hugged, some passed around bottles of champagne, some joints. Others were in tears as they held each other.

There was a great feeling of hope, a sense that people could be proud to be American again, and some sense of accomplishment.

Here are some of the thoughts and feelings of DVC students, all but one a first time voter, one day after the election.

*all interviews and photos were done by Christian Villanueva