I feel my time here has finished well. Many students and fellow missionaries have left the country to go home, wherever that may be, for the summer. So things around here are quiet. I say goodbye to two more friends tonight. By the time I leave I will have no one else to say goodbye to.
The graduation service here was so different than what I am used to. There were only 12 students in the class so something personal was said for each one of them. There were continual celebrations all last week so there were many chances to say goodbyes to my students. (the first picture is my business math class and the second is my science class)
I got to go on a bus 3 hours to Douala on Monday to have 1 last adventure with some other ladies. We stayed at a guesthouse and went shopping in the artisan market. Found some good treasures. Markets here can be very overwhelming, just ask my family. Because they don’t leave you alone and follow you around and set the price WAY too high to begin with and you have to barter a lot to get it down. But if you don’t know French very well, this can be even more challenging! I guess it is a good way to NOT spend money. I often get overwhelmed and feel I can’t buy anything. But then I remember I can always tell them no. The trip was nice. The bus ride amused me because it was very ‘fancy’, which just doesn’t normally happen in Cameroon. It was air-conditioned and there was a stewardess on it. She reminded me to buckle my seatbelt. They even showed a movie (in French) on the way back. The whole package entertained me very much.
The 2 pictures below are of myself and good friends and co-workers, Liz and Anna, and of me and some of the guys I connected with being themselves.
