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The Porcupine Incident
On the 7th of July we headed out to Etoko, a small village outside Mamfe, much poorer than Buea or Mamfe. We spent a lot of the time just walking around the village with a big group of little children...
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Malaria
The morning after our visit to Etoko and the associated Porcupine Incident (our meal, which was followed by Brendon’s violent food poisoning and sick stomachs for others), I began to feel a bit ill. I...
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Ba-na-na-na
On the 14th of July a few of us went on a little informal tour of the local banana plantation, owned by CDC / Del Monte, a company with a less-than-sparkling record when it comes to treatment of...
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Barbeques and random shots
One nice treat every so often in Buea was a barbeque at Pavel’s house. Pavel is a Czech volunteer with a different organization in Buea, and he is staying in a house up the hill which is quite...
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A new school building
The vocational students undergoing training and some basic education have been without a proper school for many months now, after the landlord refused to renew the rental contract on the workshop they...
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Grand Opening Ceremony
On July 30th we had the official opening of the new vocational unit building that I mentioned in the previous post. Here are a few of the students: The crowd gathered for the event: George showed the...
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On August 3rd I left Buea for a short trip with Sam. Sam is a Welsh medical student who was doing some volunteer work at the local hospital and health clinics, and we decided to go on an adventure down...
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Motorcycle Jungle Adventure!
On August 5th we woke up in our beach side guesthouse and soon set off on our day’s mission: finding our way into the jungle. We didn’t eat breakfast, as there wasn’t really any place open so early to...
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Creature Photography
Over the course of the three months I spent in Cameroon, I managed to take a few photos of strange creatures. It was rainy season, so there were not as many opportunities to take wildlife photographs...
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Where I Lived in Cameroon
I realized today that I never did post a good description of my surroundings in Buea, Cameroon where I spent my summer volunteering. So, lazy man that I am, I will now post such a description. But I...
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