Bamenda: Odds and Ends   Keeping in mind that Cameroon had been described to me as Little Africa (it showed more about Africa than any other country on the continent), I would like to discuss some areas of general interest that I observed, interactions between certain clients and me, and other items that I believe [...]

Bamenda: Late January to mid-April, ‘03 Upon arriving at the St. Louis Clinic, my first observation was that my accommodations had been changed from the spacious apartment I had used previously, to a one-room Gandhi-type abode, which measured 14 feet by 18 feet, with raised bed (it took two steps to get in) a small [...]

St. Louis Clinic For various reasons, I had spent much time in Douala, the commercial capital of Cameroon; however, my time spent in the city itself will be covered later. Here, I am limiting the following section to a six-month period I spent working at a clinic. On my fourth trip to Cameroon, Douala was [...]

Although I began my African adventure in January 2001, I would like to begin my story covering a rather hectic boat trip from one country, Cameroon, to the one South, Gabon. For a quick synopsis of events leading up to this trip, Delphine, a nurse, and I had been co-workers at a clinic for a [...]