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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: O Canada
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Sunday, November 2, 2008. Well, the ever-fabulous Kerry was pretty much the event mastermind, and directed us all in producing an impressive feast! The first step: we cleared all the furniture out of Kerry's apartment and cobbled together a looong table, bringing in chairs, tables, and dishes from other apartments until there was enough for all. Lots of neighbors worked together to prepare all those delicious Thanksgiving foods everyone loves, and laid them on the table. A few people arrived. Everyone wa...
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: November 2007
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Friday, November 30, 2007. Wednesday, November 28, 2007. We saw a little red motorcycle at the hangar that is actually two-wheel drive; one of the pics above shows the additional drive chain on the front wheel. The wheels are fuel reservoirs. SIL is experimenting with this vehicle for use in the field; Ray told us it's narrow enough to ride down a footpath in the jungle, can climb anything, and is buoyant enough to float across rivers. Tuesday, November 27, 2007. It was not a power outage as we’d t...
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: February 2008
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Friday, February 29, 2008. Its about 3pm on Friday afternoon. Its another quiet day here for us,. And we walked up to CTC here to use the internet about an hour ago. Taxis are running again, and we hear from our friends that things are. Getting back to normal. The US embassy is suggesting people leave the. Country if they can, but what we hear from friends on the ground here is. That it looks like things are settling down, so perhaps the embassy errs. Managed to get in today, since the taxis are running.
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: Milestones
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Sunday, October 26, 2008. Well friends, the past couple weeks have included a few milestones, and what better way to celebrate than with a blog post? A blog post about all the ways I've already celebrated, that is.) First off, I said goodbye to Karen's lovely apartment. Another person was scheduled to occupy it in mid-October, so I knew I'd need to vacate the fine place where Chris and I spent our last few months together in Cameroon. Also in the days before vacating the apartment, I hosted a delightful ...
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: April 2008
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008. More photos from up north. Here are more photos from our time up north last week, in the Extreme North Province of Cameroon, near the city of Maroua. The trip was to visit granaries in villages participating in RELUFA's food sovereignty program. A granary, and a Presbyterian volunteer. Those sacks are 100 or possibly 120 kilos. The granaries we saw stored millet, sorghum, rice and corn. One of the men who welcomed us. People dressed up for our visits, especially the women. There ...
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: July 2008
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Thursday, July 31, 2008. New home at Cabtal. Cabtal is a Cameroonian Bible-translation organization, a sister organization to SIL. In addition to its offices, Cabtal rents a block of apartments, mostly to ex-pat teachers at nearby Rain Forest International School. Here, the building at right is the apartments, and at left is the offices:. Here's a closer view of the apartments:. We had actually planned to spend the last two months of our stay in the Kapteyns' dependence. The bedroom is separated from the...
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: September 2008
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008. The weekend before Chris left, our friends Ann and Ray hosted a farewell gathering involving our friends in the SIL community. Everyone gathered for a few hours at their lovely home (the very same one where we lived while they were on furough in the US) to enjoy refreshments and each other's company. The snack table was popular. Dan and Sun. Later in the evening, Dan played his guitar. And sang a Bob Dylan song (Forever Young) for us. That's how we do in Cameroon. Monday, Sep...
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Now I'm off to market, then off to bed for a long nap. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog is a newsletter for our family and friends, and a record for us, of our one year of volunteer service in Cameroon. We work with an NGO network named RELUFA. And with the Presbyterian Church. Ann is writing articles and Chris is programming and teaching. We plan to return home to San Francisco in October 2008. Jeff and Christi's blog. Joining Hands (RELUFA partner). Boundaries ...
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Ann&Chris in Cameroon: June 2008
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Monday, June 23, 2008. Also, when I started heading home, it started raining. And I forgot my umbrella but had my computer with me. That one is entirely my fault; I need to find a plastic pancho to stick in my computer bag for future weather surprises. So we'll figure something out, and Ann's folks are levelheaded and seasoned travelers, and will no doubt just hang out at the airport til we turn up. But it seems like it's always something. Ann has more of this than I do. Sunday, June 22, 2008. Charlotte ...
