In Cameroon!

Well - I'm currently sitting in a Internet cafe in Cameroon! :o)

It's been an interesting couple of days already - The Douala airport was very unique - you have guys offering to help you with your bags before you go through customs... and as soon as you get out, you have the offer of taxi's and phone sim cards etc... I had to wait a bit at the airport to get picked up, so it gave me a good chance to see the various people going about their day in a very relaxed way...

My first stop was at a hospital that is funded by a national church organisation, this wasn't part of the initial schedule, but i was lucky enough to talk to a couple of staff there and learn a bit about what they do and how. This was followed by an evening journey about 140km north (don't quote me on the distance). the first 3/4 of the journey took about 1.5 hours - with a couple of police checks, and my first experience of bribing police on the 3rd check (I didn't have to deal with this directly as the guy who taking me sorted it out). after this, the roads deteriorated drastically - and we averaged about 20km/h. Definitely digested my food! On the way - I was able to see the gorgeous green scenary - a lot of crops and also forestry. Also had a backdrop of Mount Cameroon on route...

Since then, I've been chilling in Kumba, staying at the home of the director of PFPF - Nzene, who I'll be working with. We've met a few of his friends and also fellow PFPF workers. Everyone's been very friendly. It's been interesting hearing the various thoughts about the challenges within the local region. We've got a planning meeting tomorrow (yep - on Sunday) to plan out my 12 weeks... and then I leave for Bangem on Monday afternoon...

Much Fun!