Well I have made it back from site visit. Going to site was my first experience traveling in Cameroon and it was certainly a trip.
My site is in the Mamfe area in the Southwest, and although it looks easy to get to on a map it is quite a trek to get there. We left Bafia on a Wednesday and traveled by bus to Bamenda which is in the Northwest province, where we had to spend the night. I don't think I can do the trip justice so I am not going to try, but the ride from Baffousam to Bamenda was cramped to say the least. The next morning we left Bamenda and traveled to Mamfe by car. When they say the road is bad they aren't joking. We covered some terrain in our Toyota Tracel that I didn't think a 4x4 could handle. We made it though.
In Mamfe I stayed with volunteers from the region, my site is out there but there are a fair number of nearby volunteers which makes up for the remoteness.
The next day I finally made it to site. My village is small. My school has about 6 classrooms some of which are divided with plywood to make room for more classes. We hung around the village for a day saw the school and met the chief.
Sunday was the 4th of July we found ourselves in Bamenda to celebrate our country's birthday with other Americans. No fireworks but there were burgers, hot dogs and the like.
I now have access to regular internet through the end of PST so keep in touch once I get to my site I won't have network.
I am happy to report that I have started working on my Because I Thought You Should Know..... letters. Most of it is about the Train Wreck that LiLo's life has become. I have also included some Miley news. I know you will love it.
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