Friday, 1 April 2011

IST in Ngaoundere - Productive!

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This past week was crazy busy and productive. After three months of living at site, each training group comes together for a week of inten...
Thursday, 31 March 2011

Chute de la Vina

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After living here for seven months, I decided to go search for the waterfalls that apparently exist in my town. We call my moto driver (No...
Saturday, 26 March 2011

Muslim Wedding Time

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I didn't really know what to expect out of a Muslim wedding in a Cameroonian city. In fact, when it comes to many cultural events, you ...
Monday, 14 March 2011

Just Another Cultural Faux Pas

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One of the young women I work with called me today and stated (or at least what I heard in French), "J'ai couché un garcon." ...
Monday, 7 February 2011

Life in the Peace Corps - Youth Day

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How I spent Youth Day... At 10AM, Cyrus (another PCV who lives 5km from my site) and I headed off on a motocycle driven by Biya, his count...

Ngaoundere, Cameroon a.k.a. My Life

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I recently hosted two American Fulbrights who are completing their fellowships in Cameroon. Immediately upon arrival, they received my “Mu...
Sunday, 23 January 2011

What Just Happened?

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This morning I made a speech promoting savings accounts for women. It was made in a Lutheran church to 500+ Cameroonians in a language...
Wednesday, 19 January 2011

My Finished Apartment!

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Peace Corps housing can vary by country, culture, city, and well...from a closed mud hut to a concrete house. Uniquely, this Peace Corps Vo...
Monday, 17 January 2011

Breaking the Caisse a.k.a. Finishing a Full VSLA Cycle!

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Another women’s VSLA savings group finished their first cycle today (a.k.a. breaking the cashbox/caisse). Results? The women recei...
Saturday, 15 January 2011

Just Another Day...

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As the train arrived in 15 hours from Yaounde to Ngaoundere (train rides can range from 13-16 hours, though it is not unheard of to be d...