Category Archives: Cameroon
Literacy at the Morgue
As I waited outside one of the local morgues in Yaoundé for the levée du corps (removal of the body) to take to the church for the memorial service, I was amazed at the number of people that were there … Continue reading
Sauce
I (DeAnna) am a strategic shopper. I don’t like to shop here (I only like to at certain stores in the USA). I make my list in order of how the store is laid out that I’m going to. I … Continue reading
Sheep
While driving back from our Bafia daytrip, we were behind a pick-up truck that was carrying two layers of sheep and a sheep herder. The sheep herder was busy during the drive keeping the sheep from jumping out of the … Continue reading
It’s the Principle!
Fifteen years ago, David and I had an engagement party thrown by his mother, Mary. She ordered a 4 foot sub sandwich from Subway to serve at the party. Jill, David’s sister, had the job of picking up the sandwich … Continue reading
Traffic
We live in a big city that has many taxi’s and cars who need to share the road with pedestrians, animals, trucks and buses. It’s common to have traffic and it’s common for a two lane road to support four+ … Continue reading
Being Ornery
While driving past a school that advertised on its building that it teaches proper Anglo-Saxon English and proper French, we couldn’t help but have a chuckle from the quote painted on the building. We couldn’t stop creating jokes back and … Continue reading
Bike Race
Several weeks ago I saw a banner across the road that advertised the Grand Prix Chantal Biya (she is the First Lady of Cameroon) for the weekend of the 18th-20th of October. So our normal route to church was blocked … Continue reading
Bread Delivery
While on the road from Bafia, we saw a motorcycle who had a nicely constructed wooden frame to hold the baguettes he delivers to various villages. We were happy to be able to get a picture of it. Now you … Continue reading
Successful Daytrip
We ventured out of town over the weekend. We haven’t left Yaoundé since our return for several reasons; one of the biggest reasons is that in the past when we’ve left town, we’ve had accidents, car troubles and check point … Continue reading
What’s Your Address?
What’s your address? This is a common question and before living in Cameroon, I had a specific answer. David & I had a specific street address wherever we lived in the USA and in France. Now the answer is quite … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 