Author Archives: Rachel

Cameroon is a country that has rich and unique culture and traditions. Dancing and music is a huge part of Cameroonians’ lives, be it when they are at the clubs or gathering with their neighbors.  As a Peace Corps Volunteer, my goal is to not only work collaboratively on projects with my community host partners, […]

Last week, as I was sitting in the main entrance area of the Coordination Unit of Association for Persons with Disability office, a woman crawled in through the doors. I wanted to drop my jaws. I immediately blurted out loud to my work supervisor, “This woman is crawling in!” As the woman continued to crawl […]

Peace Corps recently sent out a newsletter to all volunteers explaining the importance of diversifying the volunteers and being inclusive of different ethnicities, races, sexual orientation, religions and ages. I would like to take an opportunity to share why people with disability should be part of Peace Corps. People with disability offer unique strengths that […]

We, Americans and Cameroons, may live so far away and in a very different landscape. We may be living in a very different lifestyle and eat different food. But we all still share many commonalities. We are all humans who see the same sun and moon everyday. As I watched the fireworks explode in the […]

December is a time of the year when many people in the United States get into holiday festive mode. Christmas decorations go up everywhere, both outside, on the buildings and streets and inside the buildings. Towns and cities are lit up with beautiful lights at night as most homes adorn Christmas lights and many trees […]