Tag Archives: Cameroon

Killer Bees and me

The grounds and facilities fall under my area of responsibility so as I was walking outside when one of the gardeners stopped to show me something that was really bothering him. As he was mowing the grass around a cement … Continue reading

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Hamburger

Sometimes we would like the convenience of all the restaurants available in the States, from fast-food to sit down.  We were hungry for hamburgers and there is a boulangerie (bakery) that sells pre-maid hamburgers wrapped in plastic wrap.  They are … Continue reading

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Greek Marketplace

At the end of the FES sessions at school there is a closing event, this time it was Greek Marketplace.  The assignment:  each family needed to make something to trade with other families in a market fashion.  Our family made … Continue reading

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2nd FES Olympiad

Three times a year there are sessions of school called FES (this is the time when village families come to Yaoundé and get to be in the classroom with others and taught by teachers, rather than homeschooled).  The first session … Continue reading

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Dropbox to out of the box

A few months ago a translator came to me very distraught that the CDs he mailed to the publisher a continent away was unable to read his CDs. So I asked him how much information he had on the CDs … Continue reading

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Golf

I recently was invited to experience a joy I’ve not been able to do in over 2 years. When packing up to leave the US one of the things that didn’t make the list to ship to Cameroon were the … Continue reading

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First day of School

School started last Monday and it’s so hard to believe our boys are in 1st & 3rd grades!  Our school year starts with a time called FES.  This is when families who live in villages and home school their children … Continue reading

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Plants

I like to walk a soccer field in the morning when I can.  I usually use this time to listen to the ipod, walk and reflect on my mental to do list.  Yesterday Jonah asked if he could join me.  … Continue reading

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Pass it On

The song I sang often as a child rings through my head as I write this, Pass It On.  It only takes a spark to get a fire a going…. that’s how it is with God’s love, once you’ve experienced … Continue reading

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Getaway

David took the week off and we got away as a family.  This is our first “vacation” in a few years.  It was wonderful to just go somewhere as a family.  We went to Kribi, about four hours from Yaoundé … Continue reading

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