I suddenly understand why I've been sticking to the bottled water, and also have recognized that drinking the obnoxiously large bottles of beer is not such a good idea. Two bad mornings this week - and I might have to blame those at least partially on the beer. Otherwise to blame? Eating huge quantities of bread, bagged candies and approximately 2 servings of fruit and veggies a week. Not so nutritious. But here's why. We made it into the American Embassy groun...

Its day 14! Wooo...we've made it so far! :) Our experience lately has been much different that I would have ever surmised. Case in point - yesterday we went to a retirement party for a US Air Force fellow and were delighted to watch a fully-choreographed dance to Kesha's "Tik Tok". Not even joking. Plus we were driven home by the US Marines' driver. So Moms and Dads - don't worry - we are safe! :) We made it to the cabaret on Friday night with a frie...

Well... To explain our first week in a nutshell...would be really impossible. Cameroon is a place like nothing I have ever experienced; it's a mishmash of modernity and tradition; serenity and anxiety; and frankly, highs and lows. This place is bizarre and utterly foreign but all the while completely as per usual and just like home. I find that this place is completely not as I expected. The city is really not all that hot (shocking being that it is around 30 d...