A classic Cameroonian commercial, promoting spice/bouillon cubes, has a woman discussing all of the different cubes and what they are used for. The best line? She says that women should use the Maggi cubes in their cooking because it will keep men from cheating on them. I was flabbergasted...no words ( Read more... )

A few stories I forgot ( Read more... )

A random and long try at explaining the past month ( Read more... )

OK, it's been a long time sine I've updated. Here's the haps ( Read more... )

Ben's birthday was excellent! A French friend was nice enough to let him celebrate at her apartment, so we spent the day cooking and preparing. He even got his first birthday cake ever! We all had a really good time ( Read more... )

Wednesday, late afternoon, I got hungry and ate some rice and sauce. I thought it tasted like it was about to start going bad, but nothing to worry about. Apparently, I was quite wrong. Just before going to bed, my stomach felt a bit weird, but I ignored it. I woke up a few times during the night because of it. Finally, at 4 am, I got up and ( Read more... )

Just some random notes ( Read more... )

Ben and I were with two friends for our weekly get together. Frank and Simon both have call boxes near where I live and they grew up together in a village near Ben's. They really are more like brothers than friends and it's always a laugh when the four of us get together. On this particular night, the guys stopped a young boy of perhaps ten ( Read more... )

So the hunt for the elusive perfect apartment continues. I thought that I had found a great one-one bedroom with a balcony, living room, kitchen, and bathroom in a great neighborhood, protected by a fence but right on the street so I don’t have to worry about walking alone. The woman wanted 60,000 CFA ($120) a month, but she had said she would ( Read more... )

there is a guy next to me in the internet cafe that is searching for a white wife because he wants good looking children. he assures me he is VERY nice. if anyone is in the market for a sketchy Cameroonian man, i'd be happy to pass along his number.