Views of America

When I first came to Cameroon, I thought that the Cameroonian’s views towards Americans would be that we are rich and spoiled. Well, they do think we are all rich and that America is like the land of milk and honey-but they also consider us generous because of the people who have come here to help out and others who have donated money to build up their church and hospital. Whenever I tell patients or other Cameroonians that I am from the United States, they all get a big smile on their face and say “you now have a black man for President! You have one of us as President!” I don’t know how they compared themselves to Americans before Obama, but there is this joy of unity- of equality. The face of America is not a middle aged white man, it’s a man that resembles them! Someone like them can do big things!