Tag Archive: Peace Corps

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”  “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” – Nelson Mandela As I reflect on my two years of Peace Corps service in Cameroon, I think back to the very moment that happened exactly seven years ago, in September 2009.  I was a very young adult who […]

During the last seven months of my Peace Corps service, I am featuring photographs and stories of several persons with disabilities living in Cameroon. All the photos are part of a series called “Persons with Disabilities of Cameroon.” The goal of presenting photographs and their stories is to create better awareness about the plights that […]

Social media has the power to make connections happen much further than simply corresponding with others through the internet.  Social media can often shape one person’s life.  It shaped my Peace Corps experience.  A couple months before I left for Cameroon two years ago, as I was scrolling down my newsfeed, I came across a […]

While still living in the same country, moving from a village to a town or city can still be a cultural shock for many people.  In Cameroon, living in a village is so different from living in a town or city.  I interviewed a young man, Cyrille, who is from a village named Yang and […]

During the last seven months of my Peace Corps service, I am featuring photographs and stories of several persons with disabilities living in Cameroon. All the photos are part of a series called “Persons with Disabilities of Cameroon.” The goal of presenting photographs and their stories is to create better awareness about the plights that […]