3 common things people ask me: 1) What do you think of the climate? 2)When do you leave? and 3) This is your first time in Cameroon right? Even if I start to get annoyed, I am just happy people want to communicate with me. I survived my week or orientation. My supervisor is fabulous and so concerned that I get enough to eat and a hot shower (which I had my first today!! yippee!!). She is also wonderful at stretching me and getting me comfortable (as her name is Comfort) with the new system and how it works. I am also getting acquainted with local visiting. Saturday I sat outside to read and take in some fresh air, 4 hours later I realized I was burnt to a crisp having not read a word but chatting it up. That night I went exploring to my Cameroon parents house and had a fun time playing with their twin daughters. On the way home I didn't fall in the pitch dark but I definitely couldn't have carried the sacks of flour on my head like the people I met on the way.
Yesterday was also spent in the sun but this time smartly under an umbrella watching a soccer team. I loved watching the Mamas win against the young girls. One nurse on the mama team thanked me today for coming. There is just something so homey and comfortable about going to this village. I've been invited to come back tomorrow.
Today was my first day of actually work. My french friends (by the way I am learning pigeon and french simultaneously!) ask me if it was good or bad. I just could only say ok as I didn't know the word for strenuous. We saw 3 clients today all in vastly different scenarios and 3 separate languages. My head is spinning but I am hoping to get better as I practice. We are giving advice to pregnant women who have tested positive to HIV and how do you tell your partner and parents. I am enjoying the work and quickly tiring out. God is good at continuing to give me strength and carry me through. I don tired and go now for rest!! Thanks for your prayers and encouragement. I am quickly finding another home away from home. Love you all!
