Wangala Obama

So, Ugandans take much pride in the fact that America's president is African. Nearly every day that you walk down the street I hear exclamations of Obama's new presidency. They see my our white skin and his name is always a topic of discussion. As a matter of fact, I have met Obama's cousin (which I highly doubt). "Wangala Obama" in Luganda is translated to English as "long live Obama!". This phrase our group quickly learned as we prepared to head out into the city of Kampala to watch his inaugeration. It was to be held at 8 o'clock, because of the time differnce.
The city of Kampala was alive with anticipation as our group rushed to a site called Magic Park. After some negotiating with the doorman of the park about the price of our group entry, we rushed in and sat down at a table. What a joy to hear the cheers from fellow supporters of our president...even though we were in a different country. We had our picture taken as we stood up when our national anthem was played. Never have I ever felt such a sense of pride in my country. I guess it takes a little traveling to do bring about such feelings.