Adzele - or how are you? in Bamnso

hello from here! i am sorry to have worried everyone with my long scilence. there are always internet problems but this week was craze. this is my last week in Kumbo at HIC and i will miss everyone very much. i leave monday to travel back to bamenda and spend a few days before going off to Douala i belive. i plan to visit Yaounde and Limbe before i leave but i sill do not know my plans. nothing much has happened latley just the normal teaching computer, reading, oh and i baked pie. and made a stirfry with teriaki sauce which the family loved! wow it is hard to cook enough for 8 people!! i will be a much beter cook from this trip =) i also ran into two juju! but they are only compound juju not palace juju so not so radical. one even approched me! lol i bowed quickly and he put a fancy stick thing infront of me and i had no idea what to do but a nice man reminded me i had to give somthing and thankfuly i had some change on me. the culture here is to rich i will never forget it. wow only a month left! for anyone who cares, i have applyed to u of t and ottawa for next year-my plans for Dalhousie and msvu where shattered when one canceled my program and the other asks the imposible from a girl in Africa lol. but i dont mind to much the programs seem nice and if i really want the Dal i can transfer 2nd semester or 2nd year. i know now i can find my own adventures where ever i am so i am only interested in the programs and glad to be near my family and friends. enough of that-i now have some songs from here! awsome of corse and i plan to get more. well that is all for now i guess. love you all and take care of your selves.Emily

Yijinia (good eveing in Lamnsae)

Yay another language to attempt! lol i do love the languages but it is hard when you start to understand just a bit then you have to leave =( So far my list is; English(with the Cameroonian accent) French(no accent but i need practice) Sign language (for my disabled children) Pidgin (for my own sanity) and now lamnsae (i really dont know how to spell it but it sounds lamb-saw). the people sound so natural speaking it! i never realized how unnatural English is to them, french is better but neither are the natural languages. the work i am doing in the library is slow some times but some things i am doing give me a very warm fuzzy feeling inside because this is the first place where what i am doing will outlast my stay. i am teaching basic computer and internet to some workers who will be teaching or helping students and visitors to the library. and we are creating a literacy program to teach the old Mami's and Baa's how to speak English. Mami is just mother and Baa is like Pa or father. awesome language and i would love to learn all of it. guess that is it for now, i cant think of much else to report today so take care and see you all soon because there is only about 6 weeks left! ,am i will miss this place, not to mention the food! love you Emily

hello

good morning all. i have to be quick but all is fine here and i am enjoying reading a new book a day. the library is very nice, lots of good books and we are trying to create a literacy program for adults who cannot speak english. will tell you more later. hope everyone is good and see you all soon. i get home the 26th. take care and love you. Emily

hello everyone!

i will keep this poast small in hope that my picture downloading skeem will work. if not i will come and give some more details. i satrted at the library, it is fine an i have a wonderful access to books so when there is nothing to do i sit a read. i feel bad but at least i am doing somthing. we ate rice, yams, achoo, sauce, a pasta and vegitable salad among smacks for christmas (mom asked =) )i will stop here and attempt to put pictures. love you all and take care. Emily Danm the pictures dont appear again!! why does it fustrate me so?! o well i will keep trying. so details...i am not sure what i have said on the family but they are very nice people and if you ever want to relax and feel welcome Cameroon is the place to be. there is a Ma and Pa. two older children areound 20 and three around 15-16. most of the children Ma took in and sponsered because their families could not care for them and meny are mentaly disabled but only mildly or moderetly. the house is huge and the food wonderful, what else can i say? guess thats it for now. laters! i forgot to mention that i am working at the Himalayan Institute Cameroon. it is quite a big organization and actualy doing somthing with their time and money.