Two friends- a Ugandan and a Kenyan- show off their Obama prideLast night I attended an “Absentee Voters for Change” party. A friend of mine somehow became the Americans Living Abroad for Obama Country Coordinator for Uganda and as part of her duties, threw a party to make sure Americans living in Uganda knew how to submit their absentee ballots on time, etc. As an added bonus, she had wrangled up some footage from Friday night’s debate (as well as some random Daily Show, Colbert Report, and SNL clips—because obviously that’s our preferred news medium anyway…) So it was a fun night.
But Americans aren’t the only ones in Uganda who are interested in this election. While we were in the majority at last night’s festivities, there were also Ugandans, Kenyans, Brits, French, South Africans, and Rwandese. And while this was admittedly at an event that attracts those who are politically minded, Obamania is taking over Uganda. Everywhere I go people are sporting Obama t-shirts, baseball caps, and bumper stickers. I think partly Ugandans like Obama because of his East African roots, but I also think that as a general rule, most people from other parts of the world know more about us than we do about them. And they understand that in the world we live in today, politics are global and affect more than just the citizens of one country.
So while I am living outside of the country, fear not, I am still going to be politically active for the causes I believe in!
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Hey Tex,
Glad to hear that Ugandans are for Obama. It appears that the rest of the world wants Obama to win more than Americans do and that says something. We have been asked a lot of questions about what we think is going to happen and I hate that my response is "I really don't know".
How is everything going with you? Our trip is going well. We have been WWOOFing on a Macadamia farm for the last week and are heading tomorrow to go hiking (tramping as they call it) and then we are off to the South Island of New Zealand.
We are getting really excited to see you and sometimes I wish it would come sooner but I dont want to miss out on all the countries in between. We would like to do a volunteer projec when we get to Africa that does not make us pay too much to do it and gives us some way to give back. If you have any ideas let us know.
We miss you and think about you often. Drop us a line if you have the time.
Love,
Keller(s)
i'm waiting for another post! been too long....
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