Wednesday, September 17

1. In French class we recapped our visit to the University yesterday and then discussed culture and development.
2. We had out first lecture on the history of Cameroon spanning from the post-colonial era through the first president’s reign. President Ahdijo remained in power from 1960 to 1982. Today’s current president, Paul Biya, has been in power since 1982. 
3. I bought lunch from the mama up the street. Today I had rice, beans, and fish. It was way too much food for me to eat on my own and was spicy but I enjoyed it thoroughly.
4. During our free time this afternoon I started thinking about the classes that I have to take next semester and in the rest of my time at George Washington, not something that I necessarily want to have to think about while I’m here.
5. I had non-powdered milk for the first time since I’ve been here today!