accounting, round 2
Chinese/Vietnamese meals eaten: 4
Plantains consumed: ridiculous amounts, still not enough
Pineapples consumed: “ “
Coffees: a couple dozen (available every morning at the Mission, plus espressos across the street)
Drinks: plenty (In Cameroon, I made up for lost time)
Interviews: 23
Archives and Libraries perused: 6 (NIIA, NBC, National Archives Yaounde, International Relations Institute of Cameroon, SOPECAM—the Press Society Cameroon, the Fondation Paul Ango Ela, and the Bibliotheque Nationale)
Number of archives visited that were larger than your average American public library: 0
Legal pads filled: 3
Universities visited: 4
USB key viruses caught: 2
USB key viruses vanquished: 1
New facebook friends: 7
Pieces of clothing hand-laundered: far, far too many
Shirts traded for souvenirs: 4
Swims: 2
SIM cards: 3
Mosquito bites: < 10
Souvenirs: fewer then expected (availability and quality are both poor)
Pressure to take the Foreign Service Exam: moderate to high
Money spent: around $3000 (very good!)
Days sick: 2 weeks (I can’t shake the cold from Yaounde)
Crime experienced: none
Debts accrued: considerable
Plantains consumed: ridiculous amounts, still not enough
Pineapples consumed: “ “
Coffees: a couple dozen (available every morning at the Mission, plus espressos across the street)
Drinks: plenty (In Cameroon, I made up for lost time)
Interviews: 23
Archives and Libraries perused: 6 (NIIA, NBC, National Archives Yaounde, International Relations Institute of Cameroon, SOPECAM—the Press Society Cameroon, the Fondation Paul Ango Ela, and the Bibliotheque Nationale)
Number of archives visited that were larger than your average American public library: 0
Legal pads filled: 3
Universities visited: 4
USB key viruses caught: 2
USB key viruses vanquished: 1
New facebook friends: 7
Pieces of clothing hand-laundered: far, far too many
Shirts traded for souvenirs: 4
Swims: 2
SIM cards: 3
Mosquito bites: < 10
Souvenirs: fewer then expected (availability and quality are both poor)
Pressure to take the Foreign Service Exam: moderate to high
Money spent: around $3000 (very good!)
Days sick: 2 weeks (I can’t shake the cold from Yaounde)
Crime experienced: none
Debts accrued: considerable
posted by Emily at 4:26 PM
2 Comments:
Can't wait to talk to you; I'm sending a virtual hug and good wishes for the rest of your journey.
Love,
Mom
wow! i'm really looking forward to swapping travel stories... come home safely - hope to see you and louis soon! :)
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