Ok, wanted to get up just a few pictures from swearing in:
All of the Extreme North group!
Me and Emily!! She lives in Mokolo, the closest biggest city to me.
Julia and Me and David, our training director.
- Claire
- I am serving in Cameroon with the Peace Corps as an Education volunteer. This blog is to chronicle the FUN adventures and experiences I will have over the next 27 months. It expresses solely my thoughts and opinion, and does not reflect the beliefs of the United States government, the Peace Corps, nor the government or people of Cameroon. C'est tout!
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Claire Kihn
B.P. 24 Hina
Extreme North, Cameroon
Wish List
So the parents asked me what I would like sent to me. I made a list and was advised to post it on the blog, as apparently others were asking if there was anything they could send. it's mostly food!! The last package I received got here in three weeks! and letters are getting here relatively easily as well. so here our some ideas, as requested...
Sugar Free Gum!!! (I especially like Extra bubble gum and spearmint) all the gum here is sugar gum and it melts into nothing when you’ve been chewing it for about 3 seconds!
Hard candies, lollipops (I really like Werther’s and life savers and Tootsie pops and blow pops)
Powdered drink mix (I prefer sugar free ones, favorites are Snapple Diet Peach Tea, Cherry Limeade, Lemonade and Fruit Punch) the well water, even when filtered has an... interesting taste
Reed’s ginger chews!!! I LOVE this candy! Or any dried/candied ginger. It does wonders for digestive issues, something that is wayyyyy to prevalent in Africa…
Any type of nuts (almonds, brazil nuts) or seeds (sunflower, or pumpkin) In that, vein, I would pretty much kill for some peanut butter- it doesn't exist here! I need all the protein I can get!
Any dried fruit (really like all natural fruit strips, but like any dried fruit) you can’t find any dried fruit here, it’s crazy! And up north they don’t have any fruit at all :(
AAA batteries for my headlamp
AA batteries
Coffee! (instant or real, I’ll take anything!)
Spices/ seasonings/ soup mixes/ dressing mixes (anything to add flavor when cooking)
Band-aids (the ones you can buy here absolutely refuse to stick!)
American candy (I gave some candy to some neighborhood kids one day, and now they harass me every time I come and leave the house! Any candy they will looooove)
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Love the dresses! You look great!
ReplyDeleteSee your wish list on the side, I will pack up a box and send it off this week for you.
ReplyDeleteCLAIRE!! OMG I ran into your Dad and brother last night at an Orioles game and had to find your blog! I can't believe you are in Cameroon! I am so impressed, lady! You were always meant to be a world traveler. I'm going to send you some goodies really soon!
ReplyDeleteYeah!!! Claire, Love the batik...Hoping all is going...more or less well. Know we are thinking of you and sending lots of love
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