Wednesday

Yikes, I'm behind.... but here's the list of 5 things I did on Wednesday

1. Dr. Niger-Thomas returned this morning to give a lecture on the economics of women in Cameroon.
2. We had free time until 2pm to hangout, eat, and get some work done.
3. As a group, we visited the Peace Corps. Originally the visit was supposed to be last week as a part of the development organizations module but had had to be rescheduled. It was weird, and very interesting. Weird because the Peace Corps is in a really nice building with security and air conditioning and the presenters spoke English with American accents (aka they were American). It was interesting in general to learn about the Peace Corps its programs, and what its doing in Cameroon. 
4. After the Peace Corps visit, as soon as we got back to the office, I sent an email to an education-focused NGO contact that one of the presenters at the Peace Corps had given us. Hopefully Cora and I will be able to use the contact in our research. I hope to use the contact for my Independent Study Project at later in the program as well. 
5. Today we have 60 days left in Cameroon! Sometimes that sounds like a lot and sometimes that feels like barely enough time at all. Today was also a big day in Yaoundé because the Lions played Sierra Leon again. When there’s a soccer match, the streets are incredibly busy leading up to the start and then their extremely quiet. On my walk home, there were significantly less cars than usual including taxis. There were also fewer people in the streets. The streets felt relatively empty until you passed a bar or restaurant with TVs where
   you could find a large clump of people straining to watch the action. Everyone watches or listens to soccer matches when they occur. The match ended 2-0 Cameroon.

View from the Peace Corps Office