From the Teacher’s Desk – in Cameroon!

The First Day of School – For Me!
Today was my first day teaching school, from 8:30 to 12! It went pretty smoothly, and the kids handled the transition pretty well. I am not taking on all of the subjects quite yet, but I will take over more soon. For now, I covered everything except for History and Science. My next subject to integrate will probably be Science. Here are some pictures of my students.
We aren’t starting Art and Music just yet, though I got a chance to practice piano at a team mate’s house yesterday…boy am I rusty! But it was fun to apply myself to that for some time.

I’m seeing lots of crazy critters, other than our normal pets, like Tiger the cat, who likes to hang out in the school with us.
Here is a giant beetle we got pictures of, the pet snakes the kids have, and a duiker, which can jump so high they call it a hare, and it is basically a small antelope.
I got to visit a nearby (walking distance) village late this afternoon, with our teammates Jenn and Heidi. Jenn is a nurse, and Heidi does agriforestry. We just sat for a bit, Jenn and Heidi talked with the family we visited, and hung out. The Baka do a lot of just hanging out.