Guinea fowl helping themselves to the lunch buffet at the Protea Hotel in Kampala
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I can't believe I'm missing the election tomorrow. I've voted in most elections since I turned 18, and have never missed a primary or presidential race. A certain Starr would say "That's what happens when you move to Africa". True, true. I'm missing out on a lot of things being these thousands of miles away.
Not that I'd decided who to vote for. Most of the news coverage has been personality and demographics over positions; not very helpful when you'd like to make a reasoned choice. The coverage of who's most electable is maddening. As was the "Hillary crying" moment. And the media dissection of Barack's blackness almost made me forget that he's mixed. Like me. I've spent so little time thinking of myself in American racial terms since moving to here that in a strange way, I'd nearly forgotten. No matter how I identify, I'm a muzungu to Ugandans.
By the time I get back, the choice of who to vote for in the presidential election will have largely been made for me. Couldn't see myself voting for McCain, could I? I tried sending in the absentee ballot application, but with the postal service taking 3-4 weeks to deliver to Uganda, I thought the chances of me receiving it in time were pretty slim. Too bad you can't do an electronic ballot. Or just vote at the American Embassy, like all the other expats here do.
Not that I'd decided who to vote for. Most of the news coverage has been personality and demographics over positions; not very helpful when you'd like to make a reasoned choice. The coverage of who's most electable is maddening. As was the "Hillary crying" moment. And the media dissection of Barack's blackness almost made me forget that he's mixed. Like me. I've spent so little time thinking of myself in American racial terms since moving to here that in a strange way, I'd nearly forgotten. No matter how I identify, I'm a muzungu to Ugandans.
By the time I get back, the choice of who to vote for in the presidential election will have largely been made for me. Couldn't see myself voting for McCain, could I? I tried sending in the absentee ballot application, but with the postal service taking 3-4 weeks to deliver to Uganda, I thought the chances of me receiving it in time were pretty slim. Too bad you can't do an electronic ballot. Or just vote at the American Embassy, like all the other expats here do.
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