American Day/Foot Infection

Hi Everyone,

What I am doing exactly right now is drinking a Coke, eating bean sandwiches hot dog style, and listening to K102.  So pretty much what I would be doing any other Saturday.

I have been busy with a few different things, although most of them don’t have to do with work.  I have gotten myself completely settled in my house.  I have made French fries, hashbrowns, scrambled eggs, and some not quite done pasta.  I try to cook for lunch, and then eat out for dinner.  I can usually find some cheap dinner like beans and rice, street meat or fish.  It is good way to meet people and just be seen in the community plus you never know who you are going to meet. 

A few weeks ago I was in Maroua for a regional meeting and banking.  I hiked Mount Maroua with 3 other PCV’s which was fun.  It is more of a hill and I was able to do it in Crocs, but the view was amazing.  I am going to try and do it really early morning sometime so I can catch the sunrise.  It was also great to talk with the other PCV’s so I could get advice on work, community life and just PC life in general.  PC brings a lot of different people together, that is for sure.  Everyone has their story and it brings some cool perspectives.  Of course I bond with the Midwest folk pretty quickly, but hey that’s me.

As for life in Kaele, I have been meeting with Credit du Sahel, the delegate of small businesses and any other person I randomly meet.  Work is slow and actually almost stalled right now because we have a presidential election tomorrow so every Cameroonian is focused on that and all of PC is just laying low.  I also am continuing French tutoring!  I found an engineering teacher who speaks pretty good English.  We have a lot of fun in “class”. 

Now for some health news:  I am actually in Maroua again right now because I have an infection on my foot.  It wasn’t bad for a while then last Sunday it got a lot bigger and PC told me to go to Maroua to a better hospital.  Every thing is under control now and I am on medicine.  The doctors say it is improving, plus it has really improved my medical French.  For example they taught me the word for pain and I taught them some American humor because I said(maybe yelled) “Kelly Clarkson” when it hurt and I needed a laugh.  For those who don’t know you can youtube Steve Carrell in 40 year old virgin. 

I should be going back to Kaele sometime late this week as long as nothing bad happens with the elections or the foot.

It’s a slow pace here right now, but it’s a good pace.  Hopefully with a little bit of time work will come along and I will have more of a schedule, but until then I am embracing it.  Please keep me updated always at jack.kluesner@gmail.com .  I miss you guys!

Peace, Love, and Lynx

Jack

PS as soon as I can  I will get pictures of my foot.  Its pretty cool/gross looking.