hi and sorry it has been so long!

a bella to which you reply a bon, just another way to say how are you/hello here. one of the freaking many! so Lorie had some question that i will first respond to - water has been off for months and i doupt it will come back on during my time here. i have over 650 pictures just no way to put them on the comp so when i can there will be a massive upload. it is about a 5 min motor ride and a 20 to 30 min walk but that is stroling slowly. i start work at 830 and finish at 130tuesday through thursday and 530 monday and friday but that is only waiting for hours then 1 to 2 more hours of work when the children get up from their naps. the children live at the center and their parents come to visit and take them out for day trips and they go home during the hollidays well most of them some parents can not take proper care of the children because the disabilities are so bad so they stay with the director for the hollidays. i live with Pa and Destiney a grandfather and grandaugnter the rest of the family comes to visit or stay a few days but most of the time it is just us. Pa is a retired police officer and Destiney is a 16 year old student. the school/center is very nice and the other teachers are welcoming-one in particular Bridget is here with me right now and has been helping me at school and around town. the students are split into groups depending on their abilities and interest. there are the phisicaly disabled and mildly mentaly disabled who have normal classes then there are the MR mentaly retarded who are split into 3 groups the mildly-who do productive work in a group called Cane work they build baskets, sew, knit and other activities. there is the moderet group called Beats work who do beads, clay work and identification of animals and fruits and stories and sing songs. the severe cases are in a group called Play group and use table toys, picture learning clay work and other activites to stimulate their minds and muscles. there are staff who come and take the children for phisio thearapy exercies daily. i guess thats all for now i will think of more to write next time but this will give you an idea of what i do. take care of yourselves,love you and laters.

sorry it has been so long

i know i said i would be going tuesday but i just arrived in Santa in the north west thursday night. the plans for Limbe fell through, they wanted 600 euros for me to volunteer there-no thank you. so we took a 6 hr bus ride to Santa and here i am. the family is very nice and the climat is awsome for me-it is nearly cold! like sweaters and pants cold wow. this is an english speaking place and the people are much different not to mention harder to understand than the french. this is the only internet in this little town so i wont be coming often but i will come as often as possible. i am working at a disability center that takes care of and teaches children with disabilities. alredy from just friday i know a few things in sign language. the center also teaches class 1 teachers everyday and special education teachers on friday. i am enjoying it but getting used to it still. there is one little problem witht he house i am living in-the water stoped working a little while ago so that causes some dificulties. mostly the toilet does not work so we have to use a pee hole. yes a hole that you pee in. the food is great, finaly got to try achoo, and the people are nice enough. i guess thqt is all for now everyone take care and i know i give very little information in the blog, i am sorry it is just hard to think of what to write. i have been keeping a journal and i may type it up and poast it if any one is interested in my day to day life troubles and hapenings. anyways love you all and take care. laters Emily

More Pictures

Pictures

hi, love you all here are some pictures that i will explain later and that i hope you like. There is more at following site.

http://picasaweb.google.fr/annesophie.prusak/BBB?authkey=Gv1sRgCOyY96vgy4aEYw#

i leave tomorrow so i am busy with washing and packing and saying goodbye to everyone. hate to leave but am excited to go. laters

moving soon!!

sorry it has been so long everyone. this week has been hectic and kinda nuts but in a good way. i got my program, i made new friends and it is the mothers, Marcel, it is her birthday today so i wanted to get here somthing and that takes alot of work in this contry when i have no idea how to go about it. first i just want to say hi to nana and papa love you guys and im sorry i dont email. next cory and the rest of the family, it is awsome to hear from you and there is a book you should read as well called Tha Name of the Wind omg it is awsome the writing and the story wow. dont let the size decive you it goes by very quickly. so i have my program for the rest of the triop not the little details but the general. i leave for limbe on tuesday and work in the zoo for a month then i go to the north west for a month then to yaounde for a while before comming back to Douala for a little while before i leave. i will miss some people here like crazy but i am very excited about somthing new. wow i get to work with animals. not really related to the reason i came here but i will be glad to try it out and hopefuly learn somethings. for the moment i dont have much else to say but all is going well and i might get some pics over the internet from one of the ladies who visits the orphalinant so hopefuly i can send those. we will see. love you all and take care.

well then

my time at this job and this location are almost finished and i will miss my babies very much. hello to aunt chris and the family and mrs. Lamond and to Susan love you all. i dont know my program for the rest of the trip yet but i should find out tonight so i will poast it as soon as i know. i really dont have much to say right now nothing to exciting happening. so everyone take care and love you all. Laters

life's what you make it so lets make it right

lol yes i do appolagise for the Hanna Montanna quotation but i live with 2 children who like the show and it gets to you. so i have this week and next week at this house with this family i think then i will be moving on i belive. hard to say what they have in store for me but needless to say it will be an adventure. i will miss all my kids though and i hope i can see them again before i leave for home. everyday life is the same as always. yesterday i was running late and one of the mothers from the school offered to drive me to work it was great! wonderful lady and we had an interesting discustion. she has many family members in american and canada for school so she knows about the world. we had a nice convo, in french may i add, about Cameroon its future its money troubles and its people. as i said it was a very pleasent morning. haha now i am helping 3 people with english at the orphilenant the ladies there are wonderful and lots of fun. i guess that is it for now, i am hungrey- breakfast is my meal of the day and it is compleatly disrespected here; bread and milk or coffe are only a morning snack thank you not breakfast. lol anyways laters take care and love you. Emily

hello hello

i was told that there are about 120 days left on my trip. here each day goes slow but time overall passes quickly. there is not much to report, just all is fine normal everyday stuff. i am covered in baby food today- that is new. there was a baby revolution and they went a little crazy. needless to say trying to spoon feed 3 babies around 7,8months old is kinda difficult and when they are angrey it gets harder. so thats it for now. love you all and take care.