'Hey Obama!'

Erica and I are constantly asked where we're from by the local folks. When we reply 'America', nine out of ten times the person breaks into a huge grin and says 'hey Obama!' I've had three different people tell me now that they like Obama 'not for the color of his skin' but for his ideology and plans. Maybe that's true. But it's sure a big damn deal for Africans that he is our president. And it's nice to be proud of my country again.