Tag Archives: Cameroon

Cool Taxi Ride

Posted on September 27, 2010 by David

Last night, I needed to taxi to a friend’s house to meet her for a class.  The first 2 taxi’s that stopped to hear my offer passed on my offer.  The third came along, I made my offer and he … Continue reading →

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Restaurants and Waiting

Posted on September 24, 2010 by David

Last Saturday we went on a day trip and on the way back stopped at a restaurant to eat lunch.  This is our first dining out experience since we have lived in Cameroon.  We arrived at the restaurant at 1:30 … Continue reading →

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Toilets, Toilettes, Potties, WC

Posted on September 22, 2010 by David

Toilets are different from place to place and the availability changes.  In the US toilets are available pretty much wherever you go – stores, restaurants, convenience stores, states build them along the Interstate as rest areas and even port-a-potties.  Where … Continue reading →

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Driving to Eseka

Posted on September 19, 2010 by David

Saturday we went on a daytrip to Eseka about 2 hours away from Yaoundé.  This was our first time out of the city.  We were able to see up close the mountainous landscape that we can only see in the … Continue reading →

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Maximum Capacity

Posted on September 14, 2010 by David

The boys and I (DeAnna) took a taxi to have a play date with some friends.  Friday nights are an extremely busy travel night because many people who work in Yaoundé stay throughout the week and on weekends travel back … Continue reading →

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Funny Money

Posted on September 4, 2010 by David

Living in a different country requires you to adjust to differences that you are not accustomed to. One of those differences is money. It took some time to get used to the various denominations and coins when we were in … Continue reading →

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Manna from Heaven

Posted on August 16, 2010 by David

We had been in Cameroon 5 days and DeAnna was told that there was going to be a picnic for all the children that were going  into grades K through 6th and everyone was to suppose bring a desert to … Continue reading →

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Outside our home

Posted on August 15, 2010 by David

I’ve added some pictures from around our house.

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Market Time

Posted on August 11, 2010 by David

Today was our training trip to one of the local markets in Yaoundé. Unfortunately we are not permitted to take pictures in shopping areas so I will do my best to describe the various sights and the purchases that we … Continue reading →

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First Impressions

Posted on August 10, 2010 by David

The last few days have been a blur as we unpack and get settled into our new home but I thought I would give an update on what we’ve been up to. We arrived early Friday evening into Yaoundé after … Continue reading →

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