C'est La Vie Travel & Photography

Almost everything in a new Peace Corps Volunteer’s life is a challenge. Take away the microwave, refridgerator, washer, dryer, car (and el...

One of the first official duties of a new Peace Corps Volunteer is to meet the officials in the respective village, town or city. Thus, Pe...

Per a friend's suggestion, this post will be dedicated to the approximate prices of everyday items here in Ngaoundere. It must be noted;...

Fellow Peace Corps Volunteer Andrea DeRocco and I decided to visit Ngaoundere's number one attraction: the Lamido Palace. With an offici...

A must-do in the city is to hike to the top of Mount Ngaoundere. With the trail located just beyond Place de l'Independence, the ascent ...

After coming home from buying some necessities for the apartment, my keys got jammed in the front door today. After jiggling for about ten ...

Located in the the Adamawa of Cameroon's ten regions, I write this post from the city of Ngaoundéré, my new home for the next two years!...

It's graduation day! Or it at least it sure feels like it. After 10.5 intensive weeks of training, we are no longer "Peace Corps ...

Over the course of the past eleven weeks, each Small Enterprise Development trainee has consulted a small business. I had my final meeting w...

At the Model School Ceremony today, my fellow Peace Corps Trainee Ben Ace went up to introduce his students and their Music Club. Wanting to...

1) Laundry...dear goodness...I miss the washing machine and dryer. 2) Bucket bath anyone? There are many methods such as standing in the buc...

Pictures of a Peace Corps Trainee's life in Bafia, Cameroun: The postal service vans of Cameroun - festive! My host mom making kous kous...

Je suis trés contente! Aujourd'hui j'ai passé mon examen de Francais! I'm very happy! After speaking in French today about my ...

It’s Sunday today, or as the Cameroonians like to write: Bafia, le dimanche, 25 juillet 2010 (that could still be wrong though as my Franc...

I already have hundreds, but here are some quick pics and a video of life as a Peace Corps Trainee in Cameroon: The oxen that block my path ...

There are some factual mistakes, but this article provides a quick background on my future work with the Peace Corps: http://www.ocregister....

Throughout my travels, I have frequently updated my blog on a day-to-day basis (or in reality, I've updated months later, but it's s...