Guess what? I’m in Cameroon!!!! Before I get into the details, let me backtrack to where I left off last week. So I had lunch with Lindsay from Breaking Ground on Thursday. She gave me great tips for living in Ngaoundere. In order for you to get a picture of my new home, here are a few things she said.
1. Be prepared for the heat even though there are much hotter places in Cameroon
2. Get ready to take a motorcycle as a cab/taxi
3. Sand will be your best friend
4. People are nice and finding friends will not pose a problem

So that’s Ngaoundere in a nut shell! Stay tune for pictures!!! In the midst of packing up my life, I did decide to take some time to just relax and have fun. If you have not seen I can do bad all by myself by Tyler Perry, please go see it. It is an amazing movie which racked up 24 million during the 1st week. I am just in love with Tyler Perry. He is a prime example of the rags to riches story. I also invited my good friend Erika to come try out food at a Senegalese restaurant. She enjoyed the food and became nostalgic about our wonderful adventures in Senegal. Below is a picture of the 2 of us in Senegal.

On Friday, I attended the Alumni Boat Ride. I had a great time!! It was nice to see people I haven’t seen in a year or 2. We danced and party the night away. Just cruising through NYC at night was breath-taking.

On Saturday, I was suppose to go to a wedding but got invited to Six Flags Great Adventures and preferred to go there instead. It has been about 2 years since I last went to 6 Flags more Flags more Fun lol!! It was a nice day out and the park was not very full so getting on rides was not a problem. We stayed in the park until 7pm so it was a nice, long, and eventful day.

The next was the big day. I finished packing quite early and had time to run around to get me hair done and tie some loose ends. My mom was getting nervous even though she was putting up a great façade. I knew she was going to crack at the airport and she cried a bit. It was not as bad as I anticipated. With Skype, I am sure we’ll do just fine. Yes I cried a bit, but I kept saying that I had to remain strong and I did. Going through security was tough but I made it. I looked back, waved, blew a kiss, and walked away. My first flight was from Newark to London. Once I arrived in London, I had to claim my bags and trek my way to check in with Swiss Airlines. I had to pay 200 dollars which is the equivalent of 120 pounds for an extra luggage. I was so not a fan. I stayed in the airport for about 5 hours. I had the best tuna wrap ever. I called my mom to tell that I had arrived in one piece which made her very happy of course.

From London, I went to Zurich, Switzerland. I have never been to Switzerland or Europe at that so adding more stamps into my passport was very pleasant. In Switzerland I stayed at the Park Inn hotel which is literally 10 minutes away from the airport so it’s very convenient with a free shuttle service. Not to mention that a McDonald’s was adjacent to the hotel!!! I enjoyed my stay there and went to the airport Tuesday morning to catch my flight to Yaounde. I met with a fellow Fulbrighter coming from London so we chatted it up. So far, so good.

London

Zurich Hotel

Zurich Room

Switzerland