Saturday, May 7, 2011

Here and loving it.

Hey everybody!

So after about 25 hours in airports I finally arrived in Cameroon on may 5th. The flights were long, but I somehow managed to survive it all. The first thing I noticed when I steped off the plane in Duoala is that it felt like my hot yoga class - and it was about 7:30 PM. Hot and humid. From there we went to the guest house. I went to bed fairly quickly and actually managed to get 8 hours of sleep. (Shows how little I slept on the plane.) The next morning I got my first real view of Cameroon. It was dark and rainy, but this morning was lovely. Not so hot either. The trees were beautiful, as was the arcitecture. I was also excited to see some geckos that I had read about before coming. They are blue and red and veery cool looking. After breakfast we had a 5 and a half hour drive up to Bamenda. Going through the city was amazing. I loved seeing all the people interact with each other. The driving here is completely different than it is in Canada. People swerve, pedestrians walk whereever they want and sometimes they seat four to a motocycle.

I met lots of people in the last day and I can't remember any of them, unfortunately. Names are familiar but faces...that's going to take some practice to recognize. That evening we went to a small groups for missionaries, it was great to get to meet some other missionaries in the area.

Today has been a good day. This morning we went to the market - which I am absolutely in love with. I love the atomosphere and the bargining that goes on around me. I like that you can bargin, unlike in Canada. When we walked down the row with the hair dressers every single one of them wanted to do my hair. Even the ones who already had customers, which made me laugh a bit. I politely declined them all. Maybe another day - if I'm willing to sit that long.

When we got I rested for a while and found myself locked in the house when I woke up. Ha. So I used that time to play my guitar and journal.

This afternoon we went for a tour of the compound, and saw churches, the school, and children practicing both the boys brigade and two different choirs. I really loved being able to see that.

This evening we haven't done much, other than make supper and have various guests over - people are always dropping in. Tomorrow we go to church - Elsie said we are not going to our usual church because it will be hours long due to Mothers day. :) Speaking of which, Happy Mothers day Mom!

Anyways I should go, but before I do - I think I'm in love with this place.

4 comments:

  1. I see you!

    Glad you're safe sis! Maybe you can put up some pictures at some point? :)

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  2. How amazing! Glad to hear you made it there safe and sound!

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  3. I think it's worth it for you to blog so I'd vote for you getting the internet from time to time. I like to hear how you're doing. But also, you are there for a month, so do your best to be fully there, not wishing you were at home or writing to people at home. It's a tough balance between keeping the home people informed and keeping yourself not too tied to home... does that make sense?

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  4. Keep in touch - love following your adventure. Caleb and I pray for Kimmy in Africa !

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