Archive for January, 2008

Babies!

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Cameroon | No Comments »

It's almost been 2 weeks since I left Chicago! Time is already going so quickly - especially when there are days like yesterday when I finally got back to my room at 11pm! Babies just don't always come when you'd ...

Mbingo

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 Posted in Cameroon | 4 Comments »

I took a tour of the hospital today, and met just about every employee here. When introduced, everyone says “You are welcome” (as in ‘you are welcome to Cameroon,’ though I still feel like they’re responding to someone who just ...

First Impressions

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 Posted in Cameroon | 2 Comments »

Airports I’m in Cameroon! Though my flight left Chicago an hour late, we made it to Paris only 20 minutes late, which left me an hour to get to my connecting flight. If you’ve ever been to the Charles de Gaulle ...

Leaving tomorrow!

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 Posted in Cameroon | 3 Comments »

The day of departure is almost here, and I still have stuff spread out across the guest room... Mostly I feel ready to go. It will be hard saying goodbye to home and all my friends here. I'll miss ...

Less than one week before departure!

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 Posted in Cameroon | 4 Comments »

I'm leaving for Cameroon in 6 days. I've already got one huge suitcase packed full of medical supplies - gloves, masks, sphygmomanometers (blood pressure cuffs, and yes I had to look up the spelling of that), etc. I've gotten all ...