Africa loves them some Obama!

The first call I got giving me the results of the Presidential election came at 4:13am on November 5. I was dead asleep when Mr. Ba, one of my former students, woke me up with "Obama won! Obama won! AHHH! Congratulations!" He studies English at the University of Nouakchott, and he and his friends stayed up to watch the results. The next day, I had a lot of people yelling "OBAMA!!!!!" as I walked thought my village. He is a black man, and he is now President of the United States. If you were looking for a more inspirational figure for African youth, you'd be hard- pressed to find it.
Africans love this man, and so do I. They're hoping for a lot of foreign aid and attention to Africa. I'm hoping he starts cleaning up at home first. At any rate, I could not be happier with the results, nor could the majority of West Africa. Obama! WOO HOO!