Author Archives: Rachel

On the day I closed my service, this past Thursday, I received an award at the U.S. Embassy from U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon Michael Hoza for my work with persons with disabilities during my Peace Corps service. The Peace Corps Cameroon Deputy Director told me that for a PCV to receive an award from a […]

“Wandering into the heart of the mountains, we find a new world,” – John Muir Two years ago, I was on a bus heading into the heart of the mountains of Cameroon.  Even though I had already been living in Cameroon for two and half months prior to moving to my permanent post for two […]

Take a tour of my home in Bamenda where I lived for two years for Peace Corps.

Come along with me for a moto bike ride through Bamenda to see the place where I lived for two years and how different the environment is from cities in the US.

When I watched part of the Olympics opening ceremony in Rio, I was moved to see that the Cameroonians were wearing outfits that were specific from the region, Northwest, where I have called my home for two years in Cameroon.  When I was having my traditional Northwest wear made, I interviewed two embroiders who explained […]