Tag Archive: Peace Corps

“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” – Wizard of Oz Just when I have finally felt Mengong has truly become my home, and I have fully adapted to the life of living with my host family in the South region and intensive […]

I just hit another lowest point in my Peace Corps service. A fellow trainee who became a very close friend is being sent home due to a medical condition. It is very hard for me to deal with the news as I’ve been through many situations in my life where I’ve been told I couldn’t […]

When you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for so much fun. Un-slumnping yourself is not easily done. Dr. Seuss, from the book, Oh, the Great Places You’ll Go Two weeks ago, when the training was still going very well and coming close to an end, a bunch of bricks suddenly fell on me. A […]

• A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in a country in West Africa warned to me prior to leaving for Cameroon that I will be craving for certain American foods that I rarely eat in the US. She’s so right. I’ve had some cravings for a good beef dish. So random! I’ve dreamed of […]

I had my first Cameroonian medical experience a few weeks ago. No, I didn’t have food poisoning. I was experiencing pressuring pain in my right ear. Based on how the pain felt, I knew it was likely due to lots of ear wax and some sitting on a sensitive spot in my ear. However, I […]