So, I made it.
I'll keep this update short and I have no photos for now because I can't upload them.
I arrived last night at 11:30 p.m. after meeting Roger, a 36-year old mathmetician, who is from Douala, while waiting to board the plane. We flew over the Atlas mountians, a cotton field of clouds, and the Sahara desert until it got dark and all I could see were fires. At the airport I was dupped by a imposter "George" - who I thought was George Ashu, the man I will work with in Mamfe - but he was actually a luggage guy who tries to get you to pay him. Mr. Orock showed up though and saved me after several minutes of my tired confusion.
In Douala we went to pick up Kait and Courtney - two Rhodes students who will be with us in Mamfe - and we rode four in the back seat the entire two hours to Buea. Upon arrival we were sat down for tea and James and Chance came to greet us - this was at 2 a.m., so very late. After tea we were shown the accomadations, where I saw Loan, and then I was brought to my apartment in between Chance and James. I spent another hour and a half organizing stuff and then slept until woken by Chance at 7:25 a.m.
Breakfast was good. Kait, Courtney and I spoke with Mr. Orock about UAC and our projects for the morning and then walked with the others the block to town. Lunch was very good and then Mr. Orock bought us drinks and we played with his children and those of the neighborhood.
It is warm and humid here but the wind blows and Mount Cameroon, covered in clouds, is in the near distance.
We leave for Mamfe on Thursday, unless Chance's bags do not arrive.
