tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297703887333408866.post4708832376648742117..comments2023-06-16T08:49:52.856-07:00Comments on Mon Séjour au Cameroun: downer?Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752308520463183870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297703887333408866.post-865414403303886632009-01-14T15:46:00.000-08:002009-01-14T15:46:00.000-08:00I love how you used my visit as a segue to speak t...I love how you used my visit as a segue to speak to the public transport in Cameroon -- and within the context of the transition you are now in, transition that moves you from a place to which you have developed a strong and quite visceral attachment, to another, which certainly represents the opening doors of further opportunity and adventure. There's definitely something about Africa that gets under one's skin (for those so inclined, I suppose), and that something is not just the dust! Not to overly romanticize, but it sure feels like it is the earth itself that somehow calls and attracts those who want to listen. <BR/><BR/>And about that public transport: remember how you said you realized the drivers in Cameroon are actually very good drivers to be able to drive in the conditions that they must? Coming back to The States, I've decided that they are actually *much better* than most of the drivers here, where each of us, in our isolated single-person-to-a-vehicle splendor, drive merrily along without a thought about who is beside us, who is behind us, and barely a thought about who is in front of us. The bubble we create with our Huge Cars is remarkable, and creates a remarkable lack of consciousness as we roll merrily along. <BR/><BR/>Goodness. I *am* having a hard time readjusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297703887333408866.post-13933023520457006992009-01-13T19:14:00.000-08:002009-01-13T19:14:00.000-08:00Emily, ma petite princesse, je suis toujours telle...Emily, ma petite princesse, je suis toujours tellement fiere de toi! Ta vie est devenue vraiment profonde; tu en profiteras toujours, et tu laisseras un grand coin de ta vie la-bas. C'est la gloire, en verite. Sache que je pense a toi, et que je t'envoie mille jolis souhaits!<BR/>Grosses bises, Amanda Newlon, Mme!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com