After my time in Tartu, Estonia is finally over and my internship is about to begin, I decided to change the layout of this blog. All old entries will remain, just the appearance will alter. In addition to that, I have changed my own appearance: “All gone”! My hair disgusted me in the end and taking into consideration the extreme heat I will have to face once in Cameroon, it has been a reasonable decision. But my hair will grow back and eventually I shall look the same…
Currently, I am busy with collecting everything I want to take along on the trip. Since I have booked 46kg of luggage for both flights (Hamburg-Paris-Douala and return) I can take plenty of stuff. However, with an average degree of 35°C each day, my wardrobe won’t be too heavy. That is why I will bring a bunch of books to read, as well as my Russian papers to continue learning that wonderful language. Since I will be living somewhat close to the only English-taught university of Cameroon, hopefully I could explore their library as well.
In addition to clothing, books and the obvious laptop, a lot of money has to be invested in having all sorts of medical precautions, such as sunlotion (level 50!!), spray against mosquito bits or disposable gloves, not to mention the 150,00€ to be spent on malaria pills. Furthermore, I am doing my own fundraising right now, trying to get friends from my local community to collect some minor gifts, such as writing paper, pencils or toys for kids. Hopefully, I will receive plenty! Also, I have changed the SOCIALVIBE activity on this blog. Now you and me are supporting CAMFED, an agency that is aiming at empowering girls and women in rural areas in Africa to overcome poverty. So in a way, this is what I will be doing soon! Please take some minutes to help me raise a few bucks!
This will be my last post on European soil. Next time you’ll read something about my being, it shall come from the brand new location of Buea in…wait for it…Cameroon!!! 🙂
J. Linke: explordinary journeys 