Archive for December, 2011
The beginning of every conversation in Nassarao… Except not in Fulfulde.
Posted in PEACE CORPS. on December 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Christmas in July… Except it’s not July.
Posted in PEACE CORPS. on December 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Merry Christmas Eve! Although it’s hard to believe it’s Christmas when it’s 90 degrees outside and I live in a Muslim village. Because it’s the holiday season, I’m officially on “congé” from school, so I’m enjoying a little break from déranging students and déranging computer labs. My congé started slightly earlier than that of the [...]
A sort of belated sort of Thanksgiving-themed post. Sort of.
Posted in PEACE CORPS. on December 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I realized that the majority of my blog posts tend to focus on such chaotic themes as malfunctioning computer labs, confusing exchanges in Fulfulde, frustrating teaching incidents, and outrageous episodes involving neighborhood children. I don’t mean to give the impression that the entirety of my interactions in Cameroon can be summarized by a series of [...]
