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the clinic

today was my first day of visiting the clinic. i went there with ketch after i took an inventory of the items i brought from the US. it's one large room that you walk into with long school bench seating along the edges. there is a desk a few feet in with a dark woman dressed in white seated...

permalink written by  theresa on October 19, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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day 2

1) i'm surprised to have such available internet access. i probably won't be able to write everyday, but will do what i can. plus, this computer has quite a virus and is unfortunately completely inaccessible at times. 2)the doctor... i was able to speak with her a bit about why she does what...

permalink written by  theresa on October 18, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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day 1

my first meal in cameroon consisted of fish and rice and sauce. the fish reminded me of a very fishy trout...with little bones, good meat, and the skin still left on it. it's round and long with one bone through the center. it made for a delicious first...and second...and third meal :) after...

permalink written by  theresa on October 17, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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arrival

i realized i was headed towards a foreign land when all the people around me looked and sounded very different. i suddenly realized i didn't know french...hardly a word. oddly enough, the flight had english words on the back of the seats, all of the flight attendants were able to speak english...

permalink written by  theresa on October 16, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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Thanksgiving in Africa and preparing to say good-bye

I am less than a week and some edits away from finishing my independent study paper. I can’t even believe that I have made it this far! When SIT told us we would be given less than a month to conduct our own field research and write a 40 page paper, I didn’t believe it was possible. In other...

permalink written by  peep on December 1, 2008 from Yaounde, Cameroon
from the travel blog: Cameroon

Finding my place in Yaoundé

I don't want to go home. I have a month or so to go, but that is my only thought. I never anticipated feeling so much like a member of my homestay family. I didn't know I would stop being nervous and uncomfortable when I am alone in town. I didn't think it was possible that a day would go by...

permalink written by  peep on November 16, 2008 from Yaounde, Cameroon
from the travel blog: Cameroon

Acuna mutata

We arrived in Ngaoundere after a 15 hour train ride. All the girls said it felt like the Hogwarts Express. We were in sleeper cars and it was actually really fun because it was like a sleepover on a slow rollar coaster. Some of the girls brought whiskey and coke, which definately enhanced our...

permalink written by  peep on November 10, 2008 from Ngaoundere, Cameroon
from the travel blog: Cameroon

An alcoholic pastor, a tropical beach and Malaria

Friday morning we left for Kribi to learn about pygmees and relax at the beach. When we arrived at the hotel we threw our bags in our rooms, put on our bathingsuits and ran into the ocean. It was absolutely beautiful. I couldn't believe that it was real. I felt as if I was dreaming. A few of...

permalink written by  peep on October 19, 2008 from Kribi, Cameroon
from the travel blog: Cameroon

NGO hopping and Monkey buisness

So my search for Moumié was an epic failure. She thought we said we wanted to meet Friday instead of Sunday, so she waited for us all Friday and we waited for her all Sunday. The day was not entirely in vain because we relaxed and I needed a lazy Sunday. Jaime, a fellow SIT kid, received a call...

permalink written by  peep on October 15, 2008 from Yaounde, Cameroon
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Looking for Moomie

So I am back in Yaounde and currently am in a western oasis known as Espresso cafe. There are lattes and cocktails and french fries with ketchup. When we are homesick, we come here and pay 8 dollars for a cocktail because it feels so much like home. Except we can drink cocktails here:) Did I...

permalink written by  peep on October 9, 2008 from Yaounde, Cameroon
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