4.23.2010

"California"

Last day in UG today.  Lots to write, potentially, but I'd rather just post some pictures and quote Joni.
 Enjoy!

                                          
My road home



   Me at work, kinda




All in the family



me at work for reals




RUCODEP office and bamemba enjoying mwenge at my party




Nangobi and Sarah danced for us...lots of snaps were taken, like this of me and Christopher's family
                                                                                                                


Taking my last brew at Agnes'




Big Size gettin down with Susie Q
 The Kakaga's




 Agnes with her new grandson, Mark
     


I was way too excited for Rafiki



Send off from my home - Christopher, Henry and Agnes




Mbonga's Ugandan Masterpiece!!



The Butu return



Kaliro




Weraba Kaliro



RUCODEP





And now, it's home time.


Sitting in a park in Paris, France
Reading the news and it sure looks bad
They won't give peace a chance
That was just a dream some of us had
Still a lot of lands to see
But I wouldn't want to stay here
It's too old and cold and settled in it's ways here
Oh, but California
California I'm coming home
I'm going to see the folks I dig
I'll even kiss a Sunset pig
California I'm coming home

I met a redneck on a Grecian isle
Who did the goat dance very well
He gave me back my smile
But he kept my camera to sell
Oh the rogue, the red red rogue
He cooked good omelettes and stews
And I might have stayed on with him there
But my heart cried out for you, California
Oh California I'm coming home
Oh make me feel good rock'n roll band
I'm your biggest fan
California, I'm coming home

Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walking
And the streets are full of strangers
All the news of home you read
Just gives you the blues
Just gives you the blues

So I bought me a ticket
I caught a plane to Spain
Went to a party down a red dirt road
There were lots of pretty people there
Reading Rolling Stone, reading Vogue
They said, "How long can you hang around?"
I said "a week, maybe two,
Just until my skin turns brown
Then I'm going home to California"
California I'm coming home
Oh will you take me as I am
Strung out on another man
California I'm coming home
Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walking
And the streets are full of strangers
All the news of home you read
More about the war
And the bloody changes
Oh will you take me as l am?
Will you take me as l am?
Will you?

1 comments:

Seth said...

It's been pretty surreal that you've been gone all this time and are coming home!