Cameroon September, 2008--June, 2009
I am a professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages at Case Western Reserve University. On August 29, I leave with my daughter Linden, who is 10, to Cameroon, where we will live for ten months. I have a Fulbright research/lecture award and will teach women's studies at the University of Dschang. Linden and I will live in Batoula, hometown of Professor Doho of the Modern Languages Department. Linden will attend the local public school for fifth grade. She is, of course, terribly excited. I will be more excited after I finally get through all the preparations!
Although I do not expect to be treated like a queen, or Mafo (see photo below from summer 2005 in Batoula, with the King of Batoula and the Queen Mother, Professor Doho's mother), I'm sure Linden and I will have an engaging and exciting adventure.
You are welcome to follow along as we adapt to our new surroundings and explore the country and its citizens. Engineers might be particularly interested since one of my goals is to bring a well to Batoula during my stay.
Stay tuned for our departure adventures, when we leave from New Orleans, spend the night in Paris, change plans in Zurich, and arrive in Yaounde on August 31!
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