Thursday

Our third guidance counselor contact explains a poster
to Cora.

1. This morning kicked off with a very long but very interesting thematic discussion. Our thematic discussions are designed to wrap up a module and help close any lingering ideas. However, I feel like the group could have spent even more time exploring the role of women in Cameroonian society. Many of us, Christiane and Serge included got very into some of the topics that came up. 
2. Cora and I originally had an appointment to meet with students at the Lycee de Tsinga at 10am however, our discussion ran long and then, the roads were blocked. This has been an incredibly busy week for Yaoundé. On top of the soccer match, the President’s mother-in law passed away and her body was brought to Yaoundé for a funeral. President Paul Biya left Yaoundé early in the week to travel out to his village and then returned later in the week. Each time he crosses the city, they close many of the streets. 
3. We ended up making it to Tsinga in time for the students lunch break. We got an impromptu interview with a third guidance counselor as well as a somewhat chaotic interview with 7 or 8 students at once. 
4. Back at the office, we recapped our interviews and spent sometime doing other work.
5. Because it was a Thursday student evening, I stayed at the office until 8pm doing work and
    reading and cooking for myself (which is the most exciting aspect of students evening).

The students we interviewed.