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mt cameroon: day 1

can i even begin to describe this adventure? mt Cameroon sits at approximately 4,095 meters above sea level as the second highest peak in all of africa and the highest peak in west africa. she's an active Volcano, erupting 7 times in the last one hundred years. when the eruption of 1999...

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theresa on December 16, 2009 from Buea, Cameroon

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dust

in africa, there is such a thing known as "khata". this "khata" is very similar to the common cold. they say khata is caused from all the warm winds of the sahara desert blowing out to sea. dust clouds billow about. one step onto most roads sends a cloud billowing up about your calves and...

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theresa on December 12, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon

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success

well. saturday i was really surprised at the level of responsibility the doctor allowed us to have in our home clinic. it was exciting, because i was able to start at least three ivs and shaye had one as well. i sadly can't remember all of their cases...mostly malaria and one case of gastritis....

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theresa on December 10, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon

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the other clinic

so...wednesday and today i've gone to this other clinic ran by mr. muma. it has been REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY great. there is currently a group of nursing students there working/volunteering some of their time...sort of like a clinical group. i guess they have to write some papers about it...

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theresa on December 4, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon

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World Aids Day

cameroonians. rich in dance. in positive thinking. in peacefulness. in celebraton. in hope. the nursing students decked out their fine white professional garb while shaye and i showed off our new african dresses. we woke early to prepare for the Aids March that would be taking place down the...

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theresa on December 1, 2009 from Buea, Cameroon

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yesterday

so there's been this entwining of people and experiences here. going out with friends i've managed to make a lot of good contacts and have met some great people and have been able to share some of the circumstances i find myself in. a.k.a discontentment with the patient load/work arrangements....

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theresa on November 30, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon

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a good day

wow. today! the doctor didn't show up to the office until after noon. enough time to tell us that "someday" we'd be going to schools to educate some kiddies about the risks of contracting HIV, so I ought to recreate another copy of the HIV poster I made to hang on her bare, blue clinic wall. ...

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theresa on November 25, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon

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Black Beaches

We decided to stop the ship at Limbe for the remainder of our time in Cameroon. Yesterday we went to this insane black volcanic beach where we had some fun in the sun. So not too much to write after Mt. Cameroon but East Africa awaits after a welcome stop over in the fazerland, saffafrica...

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afrikawasbeer on November 24, 2009 from Limbe, Cameroon

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...

again my blogs have become somewhat lacking, haven't they? ashea (AW-she-aw{sorry}) saturday night we were invited to a celebration party. it was some kind of formal "passing on" of the leadership positions in a formal school group, while also welcoming the new freshmans into the roles. the...

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theresa on November 22, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon

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Day 3 - Mount Cameroon

(Scroll down to Day1 for the whole story) Usually our days end when the sun sets, we scout for good food and hit a few beers. But this does not seem to be the case on the mountain. Its an equal battle to charge the batteries than to run them flat. We slept in a grass-shelter last night...

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afrikawasbeer on November 21, 2009 from Limbe, Cameroon

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