The Little Things
January 31, 2010
Now that I’ve decided on my next move, I’m getting increasingly more anxious with the rest of my time here in Cameroon. Yet at the same time, I am trying to take in every last bit of this love-hate relationship that I’ve developed with Cameroon. Some things in the past few days that I want to remember: The drive from…
Read MoreOld Habits Die Hard
January 31, 2010
I’ve always been a terrible procrastinator. In college, the semesters when my grades were less than stellar were the semesters when I didn’t have a sufficient part-time job. I take the free time for granted and I procrastinate. In the end. I don’t accomplish as much. Being busy in a way manages my time for me. There are only so…
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So Close, Yet So Far Away
January 25, 2010
Somehow, the end of January has sneaked upon us. That August 2010 COS (Close-of-Service) date once seemed so far away is now in the not-so-distant future. Usually, people leave a bit earlier, especially those of us that are going on to graduate school. With an end in sight, I’ve been thinking of the next step. With graduate school decisions slowly…
Read MoreUne Vraie Africaine
January 14, 2010
After nearly 20 months of being in Cameroon, I finally gave in and got some dreads on my head. I never really had any real special interest in getting the hair done, but I figured it’s one of those things that I simply must experience before leaving. So, just before launching my 3rd round of business classes in village, I…
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Limbé
January 7, 2010
Located in the Southwest region of Cameroon, Limbé is one of my favorite towns in the country, and my preferred beach vacation destination here in Cameroon. After Christmas, I spent a few days there both for business and pleasure. I needed to visit Limbé City Library, one of the participating libraries for the Books For Cameroon project. I thus used…
Read More2009 Year-In-Review
January 7, 2010
Happy New Year to my lovely readers! In 2009, I spent the entire calendar year in Cameroon. The last time I spent an entire calendar year in the same country was 2004. The constant locality made me feel as though nothing much happened, but in close examination, 2009 was yet another exciting year. I continued to grow as a person…
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Dear Santa, I made you cookies, please come by!
December 17, 2009
Christmas is upon us, and until few days ago, the holiday season really hasn’t phased me. I carried on with my everyday life and didn’t think much of it. But these past few days, I’ve been missing the Christmas spirit. Here in Cameroon, people do celebrate Christmas, but nothing is really different until Christmas Eve, every other day are just…
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Fancy Gas Station in Mbouda
December 17, 2009
To you, the above picture is just a normal gas station that you stop in all day long to pick up a soda, a cup of coffee, some snacks. For me, I almost fainted when I walked into this fancy gas station in the town of Mbouda. Mbouda is a town 30 minutes car ride from Bafoussam – the provincial…
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World AIDS Day
December 16, 2009
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, one of the global, cross-sector initiative is HIV/AIDS awareness and education. In honor of World AIDS Day, Kate organized a day-long seminar at her post at St. Augustine School in Foumbot and invited volunteers in the surrounding area to participate. Up until this event, I hadn’t done any AIDS or other health related activities. Partly…
Read MoreOn va faire comment?
December 3, 2009
A frustrating day with things that I would rather, and probably should not go into. But I wanted to share this passage from another PCV’s blog that spoke to me. She was describing a terrible day with many things going wrong. If you spend even a few weeks actually working in this country, you can relate perfectly with her sentiments.…
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