To the North

Heyo,

Heading to Ngaoundere tonight by train. This city is located in the north and is known for its large Muslim population. They speak Fulfude, have large families with young mothers (I was told I could have a sixteen year old host mom), and the city is located on top of a giant plateau. After my 12 or so days there most of the group is heading even farther north for Cameroon's version of a safari in Waza National Park. All in all, I think this leg of the trip is going to be extremely different and there's a good chance I won't have the best internet so sorry in advance if I don't respond to emails, messages, etc. Once I get back, I'll be in Yaounde for a day and then I'm heading back to Kribi with two other students for our month of independent research. Time is elusive.



I'll leave you with a funny story.



Yesterday, I bought a soccer ball for Wheat Freet and one communal soccer ball for the neighbors. Shout out to Camille for the awesome idea. I come walking down our road, all the kids start freaking out, running, yelling, etc. and we immediately start playing. About two whole minutes into the game the soccer ball comes zooming straight at my face and I was close to sure my nose might be broken. I took a break, pretended I wanted to clap with the babies as I wiped the shock tears from my eyes and checked for blood. All good. Moral is, I'm fine and the kids are happy. Now I'm off to the train station for a completely different place and culture.

Adios for now.