Category Archive: Peace Corps

I joined the Peace Corps knowing that I was going to have to be very flexible and be willing to face unexpected events. I boarded a train yesterday evening in Yaounde to head to Ngaoundere, the capital of Adamawa, to visit a Peace Corps Volunteer to learn about the life and work at post. The […]

A few weeks ago, just when I finished my hot bucket bath and wrapped a towel around me, I looked up and saw a bright yellow creature. A lizard was crawling on the wall above the door. I bit my tongue to ensure that I would not let out a scream. I quickly gathered my […]

“The greatest pleasure in life, is doing the things, people say we cannot do.” Walter Bagehot What if I had not refused to accept the word “no” when I asked if I could take French during my freshman year of high school? Where would my life have been today? I really don’t know. You see, […]

My host brother, Riki, has become like a best friend. Every men and boys should look up to this 11 year old boy who know how to treat women with such a tremendous respect. While in most traditional families in Cameroon, boys and men sit and not do any household work when at home, Riki […]

Training is very exhausting and intensive. It starts at 7 AM or 8 AM and runs until about 4:30 PM. We do have training on Saturdays too except that it ends at 12:30 PM. Sunday is the only day of the week when we are free. I have gotten more headaches than I normally would […]