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It’s been 7 months now…
Wow, boy… I really haven’t written in quite a long time…but I have to tell you that the power going out about every other night and water hardly running every day makes a girl a bit less able to use a computer!!About two weeks ago travelling fo… -
It’s Not Goodbye, It’s Au Revoir
Dear Readers,Everybody knows that saying goodbye can be one of the hardest things one ever has to do. There are so many people who have touched me during my stay in Benin and have changed my life. Firstly the professor, Tamegnon, who has been one of… -
Just a little note…
Hey guys, So I know I said I would be adding cash/cheque donations that I get into the chip in widget so that you guys could see my progress as well but it won’t let me donate to my own account so just an update…I am at 475$ so far! So th… -
Sunny Days
On Saturday we organised to take our 20 Orphanage kids plus their house mother and her daughter and the 2 of us to the beach for the day. After a bit of football shopping, all the more relevant as the African Cups of Nations starts, we all… -
Looking Back
Just two days after leaving Accra and I am back in Manchester, ready to start lectures, essays and assessments. Esiama and the kids feel so far away from this life, and it is hard to believe that just last week we were playing and laughing together. -
Translating News
One of my plans for next year is to spend some time volunteering for the Medellín-based news website, Colombia Reports (colombiareports.com). So, I was delighted when the website founder, Adriaan Alsema, asked me to translate an article from Spanish… -
a taste of public health
I’m currently doing my Masters of Health Science (MHSc) in Clinical Epidemiology. Most of you have no idea what that entails or how it’s going to help anyone in the future. I just wanted to share a ‘reflection’ that might give… -
Ghana 2012
Hi friends! It’s been so long since I’ve blogged, I’m excited to start again soon. I am working on organizing the trip for next summer, and will be blogging in a few days with all the details about the trip, and reflecting on the pr… -
Nzulezu
Nzulezu is a stilt village on lake Tandane, about 45 minutes inland by canoe from the town of Beyin. Nzulezu means ‘surface of the water’ in Nzima, the local dialect. The inhabitants of Nzulezu migrated from Watala, a city of … Continue rea… -
Cameroonian Culture
Since I haven’t spent much time articulating the differences between the culture and daily life in Cameroon and America I decided to do so in this post. I’m going to start with the shared taxis here because its a huge difference that we deal with mul… -
A Funeral
Eikwe Hospital 2 weeks ago, Tuesday, I was following the morning ritual of early rising and teaching. At the school, World Alive, I was informed that one of my fellow teachers – Sir. Robert – had fallen ill. It was amazing to see the gra… -
The End of the Bénin Blogging
It’s my personal belief that you have to be somewhere for at least a year before you can claim to have lived there. Any time spent before that is just “staying” somewhere. So after having stayed in Bénin for only 2 months, I’m hesitant to wr… -
La vie au Nord
Our path traced the spines of mountains which ran through the north of Cameroon into Nigeria. The terrain is littered with rocks and patches of carefully cultivated green whose age gives one the false impression that the land here cultivates …… -
Links to pictures of the kids, more Douala pics, clean water, and Dakar
You will have to copy and paste the following links to view my pictures. If you want to know about a picture, I commented on almost all of them on Facebook. Orphanage II photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=301061&id=708551384&l=2ea854918fMo… -
SYFOEF – Orphanage for AIDS affected children
Yesterday I interviewed the head of an orphanage for AIDS affected children, Mme. Yaga Solange. The SYFOEF (Synergie Fraternite des Orphelins et Enfants Vulnerables) has annual expenses of estimated 30k USD which are covered by donations only. The ma… -
Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon is pretty big, 4095m sounds kinda large but i wish i took my protractor as we estimate that a lot of it is a climb of about 60 degrees +. So steep. to say the least. It is certainly harder than any other mountain I have done before.… -
South Africa
South Africa: At the conclusion of a four-day ANC conference, party whip Mathole Motshekga said his party has a responsibility to rule South Africa “until Jesus pays another visit.” President Zuma made similar remarks in 2009 that received cond… -
News on FORUDEF’s cassava and nutrition projects
Since we have last sent out an update on the status of the cassava processing project for the women’s group in Ote, many steps have been carried out to bring the project closer to completion. We have recently heard from … Continue reading…
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