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So site visit was incredible. We spent a few nights in Bamenda, the regional capital of the Northwest. It's one of the more modern places in Cameroon and is known as Bamerica among volunteers. I really liked the vibe, and it was cool hearing people speak English and pidgin. Whenever we rode in cars or cabs we would squeeze about the same number of people in as we would in highschool, so that's always comfy. We went to one bar called 'Facebook' and when I return I'll be headed to another one called 'Las Vegas'. (Michael/Jonny/others, it seems I'll never be free from Vegas' grasp).

I also stayed in a small village a few hours west of Bamenda. It was very rural and I really liked the area. Great food everywhere for really cheap. Everyone was friendly and seemed know each other well so I'm excited to be posted in a similar style village. My specific village is called Enyoh. This one isn't searchable either, but it's near a village called Batibo, for those interested in looking it up. I'm a big fan of the landscape; mountains, undulating hills, escarpments (that one's for Aussie Steve). Also, its much cooler, and there seem to be no mosquito's in existence there. Another thing, the volunteer I visited had electricity and running water, and the house was really big and nice. Almost too big for my standards though, I think I'd prefer something slightly smaller. I'm also going to be living relatively close to most of the other science teachers which is cool. I really like our group so it will be nice to be able to see everyone somewhat often.

I've also got some friends in youth development going all over Cameroon so it will be nice to visit them and see other parts of the country. Don't worry I'm not forgetting, Happy America day yesterday! I drank Jack of course for good measure and went out with some of the other trained for a few beers. We all have a French exam today though, so our official 4th of July celebration will take place this evening at a local hotel, here we go...

Kinda scatterbrained right now, but if anyone has any questions about other things going on here that I've omitted from the blog thus far drop a comment and let me know what you want to hear. In other news, team USA, good fight. Turned out to be quite an exciting game, and I'm proud of you.

Cheers!