Hello Emily, I am just excited to see things are being done in Cameroon and that there are people like yourself through your organisation who are so enthusiastic in their work. i had a good laugh reading your post as i recognise myself and my people in the post. i am a Bayangam living in South Africa, medical doctor. i travel almost every year to Cameroon and always visit my village. I have some few points to make if i may: - in general Bamileke are very welcoming. they are very friendly to any foreigner (coming from outside the area). The fact you are white makes it just more obvious you are not from there. People are just curious of how you do, what you feel... - as you have noticed unfortunately Cameroon has not invested into tourism and there are thus very few visitors coming around. So it is always a renewed curiosity when a vistor comes by. - The close calls you have had with the motobike should make you reconsider the wisdom to use them at the first place. you are very brave. At my next visit in Bayangam i will try to discover some of the work that Peace Corps is doing there. Keep on the good work and your post. By the way can you say anything in Bamileke (speaking I mean) and do you find it very difficult.
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Hello Emily,
I am just excited to see things are being done in Cameroon and that there are people like yourself through your organisation who are so enthusiastic in their work. i had a good laugh reading your post as i recognise myself and my people in the post. i am a Bayangam living in South Africa, medical doctor.
i travel almost every year to Cameroon and always visit my village.
I have some few points to make if i may:
- in general Bamileke are very welcoming. they are very friendly to any foreigner (coming from outside the area). The fact you are white makes it just more obvious you are not from there. People are just curious of how you do, what you feel...
- as you have noticed unfortunately Cameroon has not invested into tourism and there are thus very few visitors coming around. So it is always a renewed curiosity when a vistor comes by.
- The close calls you have had with the motobike should make you reconsider the wisdom to use them at the first place. you are very brave.
At my next visit in Bayangam i will try to discover some of the work that Peace Corps is doing there.
Keep on the good work and your post. By the way can you say anything in Bamileke (speaking I mean) and do you find it very difficult.
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