Author Archives: Rachel

In a little village, on my fourth day in Cameroon, a young man came up to me and said, “Do you have a husband?” “No,” I said. “Can I have your phone number?” “I don’t know my phone number, “ I lied. About an hour later, as I walked around the little village, my host […]

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson When I first received my invitation to Cameroon, one of my first thoughts was, “Oh my god! I’m going to really be in the ‘Hard Corps!’  I’m going where electricity […]

Today marks exactly six months since I first landed in Cameroon. I have now officially been away from the US soil and my family for the longest time ever. The Peace Corps journey continues to bring in many challenges but also wonderful joys to my life. I’m constantly reminded that choosing to quit my job in […]

While many women and I have shared our voice about women issues at home in the United States, I believe that our voice hasn’t been as well heard as it should be. I should say that I didn’t realize that we have not been so vocal about women issues until coming to Cameroon, especially seeing […]

When I woke up on my first morning in Bamenda and I saw the sun rising behind the mountains from the window of my apartment, I saw that I was going to be living in a very beautiful and scenic place for two years.  Once I got past the culture shock and became more familiar […]