Category Archive: Peace Corps

On my first day of training in Mengong on Monday, all health trainees were asked to share their challenges and excitements of living in Mengong and staying with a host family after having spent a day with them. I will quote what I said to the class, “I got three marriage proposals and fell in […]

Close your eyes for a second. Picture Africa in your mind. What do you see? You’re probably envisioning a hot desert. People wearing African pagne and walking with big buckets filled with water or food on their head. Lions, tigers and giraffes roaming through the open space land. You’re probably also imagining homes that look […]

Since the day after we first arrived in Cameroon, we have been busy listening to various lectures that focused primarily on health, safety and what to expect during the next 27 months. We met with the director of Peace Corps Cameroon, one of the medical officers, Director of Pre-Service training, current Peace Corps volunteers, host […]

It was dark outside when the plane was landing. So I couldn’t get any first impression from the air. However, once the plane landed, I said to myself, “Am I really in Africa now? Oh my god!” Once I got off the plane, I immediately sweated to death. No, it was not because I was […]

Boarding the plane at JFK airport was an emotional experience as I was fully realizing that I was really truly leaving my homeland for 27 months. Life was calling, and I was ready to take on the most challenging experience of a lifetime. Leaving from NYC was also powerful experience. NYC is city that symbolizes […]