Title: The Road Less Travelled (
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Gruyeres....fond of fondue - 20/May/2012 20:04 - 4582 days ago
Today I went to Gruyeres with some of the other interns and people I've met so far in Geneva.At the train station in GruyeresThi...
WHO am I interning with? - 14/May/2012 19:20 - 4588 days ago
As a result of a lot of networking and informational interviews in the fall, I managed to obtain an internship opportunity with ...
An Indian wedding - 30/Dec/2011 13:53 - 4724 days ago
I had the amazing opportunity to attend one of my classmate's sister's wedding in Hyderabad. The Indian wedding experience is in...
Fundraising for Cameroon Orphanage - 19/Oct/2011 19:32 - 4796 days ago
As you may recall I spent almost two years volunteering in Cameroon and recently finished my placement and am now in Boston stud...
Boston Begins - 05/Sep/2011 01:58 - 4840 days ago
I am now in Boston, settled in to my new apartment (Thanks Mom– she came and scouted it out for me while I was in Cameroon) an...
611 Days - 04/Jul/2011 04:00 - 4903 days ago
It has been 611 days since I left Canada for Cameroon and although I didn’t stay two years like I had initially thought I woul...
Send-off Ceremony from the Integrated Development Foundation - 28/Jun/2011 08:54 - 4909 days ago
On June 27th, theIDFfamily– staff, board members, volunteers – and invited dignitaries, gathered in the IDF conference hall ...
Giving the Children of the Good Shepherd Home Orphanage a Healthy Summer - 18/Jun/2011 13:41 - 4919 days ago
Today I delivered almost a tonne of food and school supplies to the children of the Good Shepherd Home Orphanage in Abangoh.&nbs...
Easter Orphanage Visit and Opportunity to Donate - 04/May/2011 10:39 - 4964 days ago
Over Easter, I delivered food to the Good Shepherd Orphanage in Abangoh (Bamenda, Cameroon) on behalf ofThe Cameroonian AIDS/HIV...
Welcome to Bamenda David Shih! - 12/Apr/2011 10:07 - 4986 days ago
Last week I was a very lucky person as my dad came to visit me in Bamenda. I planned a very busy itinerary to ensure that everyo...
Mount Lefo– Cameroon’s Third Highest Mountain - 21/Mar/2011 15:47 - 5008 days ago
Mount LefoThis weekend I participated in a hike organized by the Santa council in order to raise awareness about Mount Lefo. Thi...
It’s OUR Day – Women’s Day March 8, 2011 - 08/Mar/2011 19:06 - 5021 days ago
IDF Welcomes Women on Women's DayPreparationThe theme for this year was“Equal Access to education, training, science and techn...
The Great Tanzanian Adventure of 2011 - 26/Feb/2011 14:15 - 5031 days ago
Masai in the SerengetiI spent most of the month of February on vacation in Tanzania. This was an opportunity not only to see ano...
Update 2011 - 31/Jan/2011 08:55 - 5057 days ago
Since my last post I have been really busy. Boxing Day (December 26) was busy with a funeral anniversary for one of my fri...
A Cameroonian Christmas Miracle - 27/Dec/2010 11:23 - 5092 days ago
Christmas is a time for sharing, caring and bringing cheer to those around us. This year thanks to the kindness and generosity o...
December 1st is World AIDS Day! - 01/Dec/2010 18:50 - 5118 days ago
Today I spent the day raising awareness of HIV and AIDS in Bamenda. This is one of IDF’s biggest awareness campaigns in the ye...
Picnic - 20/Nov/2010 18:50 - 5129 days ago
Today I planned to go horseback riding with Victor and his friend Eric. We departed after lunch from Bamenda and journeyed north...
Look out World - here come the women of SIDA COOP!!! - 11/Nov/2010 10:04 - 5138 days ago
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive in North West Cameroon. I just got back from a three day tour of SIDA COOP projects. SIDA CO...
Rape is a CRIME! - 27/Oct/2010 10:56 - 5153 days ago
I am lucky in many ways and this past weekend I learned all about how lucky I am to have never been raped and to live in a count...
Slam! Door shuts on tennis club regulars as rising canadian-chinese star wipes the court! - 27/Sep/2010 13:53 - 5183 days ago
Serving up the competitionWhen you think of the great women tennis players names like Serena and Venus Williams and Maria Sharap...
Meat is Murder...Tasty, Tasty Murder - 18/Sep/2010 12:33 - 5192 days ago
I have always bought my chicken at Safeway or Sobey’s in a nice Styrofoam package without bones and cleaned. In Cameroon, such...
Abangoh Orphanage Visit - 06/Sep/2010 08:55 - 5204 days ago
The Cameroonian AIDS/HIV Nutritional Health Care Foundation (CANHCF) is a non-profit association, aimed at reducing the impact o...
Positive Mothers - 29/Aug/2010 12:24 - 5212 days ago
I was lucky to be part of a learning exchange workshop held by NAFI (AIDS fighters) in Ndop a week ago. This was organised by NA...
Bon Appetit! Local Cuisine in Cameroon. - 25/Aug/2010 12:24 - 5216 days ago
Lately I have been lucky to have benefited from the generosity of my local friends who have been cooking up a storm so I can try...
Cry Die - 21/Aug/2010 06:58 - 5220 days ago
I had the opportunity to attend a Cry-die with some new friends I met through my godmother who lives in Baltimore. It is such a ...
It takes BALLS! - 08/Aug/2010 11:11 - 5233 days ago
Tennis in BamendaWhat do tennis and HIV have in common? Almost nothing except for the fact that I found out recently that the gu...
Small Accomplishments - 03/Aug/2010 18:32 - 5238 days ago
The last few days have been full of small accomplishments. They haven’t been major events, but to me they are significant and ...
“Big Mankon across from the Cathedral” - 26/Jul/2010 11:34 - 5246 days ago
This is what I tell a moto or taxi to get to my house or apartment rather. I moved officially on Sunday although it has been qui...
NWCA Kola Coffee Tour - 15/Jul/2010 14:28 - 5257 days ago
I had the opportunity to visit the North West Cooperative Association today with Michelle, Hein, Dave and Ginette (all VSO volun...
A Journey and a July 4th - 06/Jul/2010 08:35 - 5266 days ago
My week in Yaounde was enjoyable. I spent some great time with Greg and Caroline along with Karen and Jonathan. I played some te...
Canada Day in Cameroon - 02/Jul/2010 07:00 - 5270 days ago
I have been in Yaounde for the week doing a bit of work here and hanging out with Greg and Caroline. I have been staying at Kare...
Back to Bamenda - 08/Jun/2010 11:54 - 5294 days ago
Well as I had informed you all last post, I was transfered from Maroua to Bamenda. So I arrived back in Maroua on Monday M...
A Canadian Vacation - 30/May/2010 09:10 - 5303 days ago
I spent the last two weeks in Edmonton for a little Canadian vacation. It was a wonderful visit, I enjoyed the luxuries of home...
Bamenda and Beyond - 22/Apr/2010 15:10 - 5341 days ago
So I have been in Bamenda for almost three weeks now and I have to say I have been enjoying myself greatly. The organization I a...
Secondment - Bamenda for April - 04/Apr/2010 17:24 - 5359 days ago
I will be in Bamenda working for another NGO temporarily during the month of April. Bamenda is in the Northwest province and req...
DUST! - 22/Mar/2010 11:52 - 5372 days ago
Last Thursday Maroua was hit by a massive dust storm which is still going on although the amount of dust in the air has diminish...
A weekend of Funerals and Hippos - 15/Mar/2010 08:21 - 5379 days ago
This weekend was fairly busy for me. On Friday evening I was invited to the funeral of Danedjo’s husband’s grandmother. I we...
YAY for Women - 12/Mar/2010 20:52 - 5382 days ago
March 8 was Women’s Day and in Cameroon this is quite an event. There is a special fabric that the President’s wife chooses ...
Mount Cameroon at Porter Pace - 09/Mar/2010 20:15 - 5385 days ago
I was one of the selected volunteers who got to travel to Yaounde to attend the national HIV/AIDS meeting for VSO. Greg and Caro...
Books I have read in Cameroon....so far - 17/Feb/2010 05:31 - 5405 days ago
Many people are always asking me what I have been reading lately. So here are all the books I have read so far. Feel...
Youth Day - Let's Parade!!!! - 11/Feb/2010 14:11 - 5411 days ago
Children clapping in the ParadeToday is Youth Day– a national holiday in Cameroon where children and youth are celebrated acro...
Organizing a Workshop Cameroon Style - 09/Feb/2010 10:05 - 5413 days ago
On Monday Pierre told me CARE had asked him to organize the logistics for a workshop they are going to hold in the Far North upd...
Visiting Bogo - 07/Feb/2010 07:19 - 5415 days ago
On Saturday morning I left bright and early (7am) with Greg and Caroline who were heading to Bogo– a small village about 30km ...
Cooking Cameroon Style - 01/Feb/2010 10:10 - 5421 days ago
On Sunday I had the unique opportunity to learn how to cook two typical dishes from this area called Follere and couscous. Folle...
Leave me alone! I am already married....or am I? - 27/Jan/2010 10:00 - 5426 days ago
Being proposed to should a romantic moment forever etched in ones memories as a beautiful occasion of love being professed and r...
Mount Maroua - 25/Jan/2010 05:50 - 5428 days ago
Mount MarouaToday myself and a group of other CUSO-VSO volunteers went for a hike up Mount Maroua. The group included Doris and ...
A Birthday in Cameroon - 21/Jan/2010 19:44 - 5432 days ago
Today is my birthday, I am 28 years old. I didn’t have big plans for today given that usually birthdays are celebrated in Came...
From Slaughter House to Silver Spoon - 10/Jan/2010 07:19 - 5443 days ago
Yesterday I fulfilled a goal of mine, something that in Canada would be quite simple, but here requires courage and determinatio...
Waza National Park - 29/Dec/2009 08:09 - 5455 days ago
I spent December 26 and 27 at Waza national park which is north of Maroua on the way to the Chad border. I went with Greg,...
Cameroonian Christmas - 25/Dec/2009 10:17 - 5459 days ago
Merry Christmas Friends and Family!Christmas in Cameroon is like most every other ay - hot and dusty. WIth the majority of...
Crime and Punishment - 18/Dec/2009 10:26 - 5466 days ago
Yesterday I witnessed quite a scene outside my office window. I saw a man on a moto chasing a little boy who was running away. H...
I have a house :) - 13/Dec/2009 07:53 - 5471 days ago
The month of december has been going by quickly here and with lots of activity. On December 8th it was international volunteer d...
World AIDS Day - 01/Dec/2009 10:53 - 5483 days ago
Today is World AIDS Day. A day which would probably pass unnoticed and unpublicized in Canada but here in Cameroon everyon...
Fete des Moutons (Eid al-Adha) - 27/Nov/2009 09:53 - 5487 days ago
Today (Friay November 27) is Fete des Moutons also known as Eid al-Adha or Aid el kabir. It is a fstival of sacrifice celebrated...
A Moto-Taxi Ride - 23/Nov/2009 07:42 - 5491 days ago
Moto-taxis are the main method of transport in and around Maroua. On every street you see men with yellow vests on who are...
What exactly is she doing in Cameroon? - 19/Nov/2009 07:39 - 5495 days ago
A couple people have been asking how my work is going, what I am doing and who I am working for. All good questions and ho...
Fulfulde and Future Accommodation - 12/Nov/2009 17:19 - 5502 days ago
Before I begin, I would like to ask people who send me emails not to forward large attachments or large pictures for now since a...
Maroua Markets - 10/Nov/2009 08:52 - 5504 days ago
I have began exploring the markets here and have found a lot of vegetables that I have not done a lot of cooking with. If any of...
One more packing tip... - 07/Nov/2009 17:10 - 5507 days ago
I learned that you should never put "used clothing" as a descriptor on the mailing label. The Cameroonian government has a...
Untitled - 07/Nov/2009 17:03 - 5507 days ago
Let me start off by saying that finding internet here is not as easy as I had thought. I know I promised you all individual emai...
Small adventures - 04/Nov/2009 16:00 - 5510 days ago
I am slowly getting used to the way of life here and not being hit by the crazy taxis which are everywhere. The way toaxis...
Tips for sending mail and packages - 02/Nov/2009 14:33 - 5512 days ago
I found out that I won`t actually have a proper address so all mail should be sent to the VSO office in Maroua. Also if yo...
Bienvenue au Cameroun - 01/Nov/2009 16:28 - 5513 days ago
After three flights, long layovers and H1N1, I arrived in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon on Saturday evening. In Paris I met t...
The journey begins on Friday - 28/Oct/2009 18:33 - 5517 days ago
On Monday I finally got my travel details. I am going to leave Edmonton on Friday morning.I first head to Seattle, then to Paris...
Cross Canada Goodbye Tour 2009 - 08/Oct/2009 00:42 - 5537 days ago
I spent the last 3 weeks going coast to coast saying goodbye to friends and family before I leave for Cameroon. I st...
Live to Ride, Ride to Live - 15/Sep/2009 00:27 - 5560 days ago
In North America motorcycles are sexy and cool...of course they are with the leather jackets, tight jeans, sleek helmets with li...
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