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From Africa, for one last time

19-May-09 06:52. Comments (10) Filed under: africa development gabon travel

…for this trip at least.

Yaoundé

01-May-09 03:08. Comments (21) Filed under: cameroon photos yaoundé

In this post: Highway robbery, enchiladas, HIV healing, phototography superstitions

I spent the last week in Cameroon’s capital city, Yaoundé.

Manengouba (almost won)

16-Apr-09 10:31. Comments (19) Filed under: cameroon manengouba nkongsamba

This past weekend: Climbed a mountain, saw a cow get slaughtered, went to a baptism.

Kribi Weekend

07-Apr-09 10:29. Comments (424) Filed under: africa cameroon kribi photos

I spent the weekend on the beach at Kribi with my friend Louis and her boyfriend’s cousin Gael.

We left Douala friday on the ‘noon’ bus which actually left at 2:30p.

a 'normal' week [EDIT: Added Pictures]

31-Mar-09 04:12. Comments (68) Filed under: africa cameroon jesus photos

In this post: emotions, hair, bar fight, dancing, and bichos [EDIT:] Added some photos

After I got mugged last week, I was a little shaken. I didn’t lose much, but the act of being robbed had me feeling both anger and fear.

It was bound to happen sometime

20-Mar-09 02:50. Comments (28) Filed under: cameroon crime douala

Day before yesterday, I was robbed. Really with all my third world travels that I’ve done and still plan to do, I was bound to get robbed sometime. It actually went really well. Here’s the story…

Some Statistics

I have no beard

06-Mar-09 06:34. Comments (17) Filed under: africa cameroon photos

(I wrote this last night March 5th)

I’ve been here 44 days (as of 5-Mar).

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2009
- January
  - SkypeOut (30-Jan-09 08:03)
  - In Cameroon (27-Jan-09 08:37)
- February
  - Traveling(!): Limbé, Yaoundé, Ngaoundéré, Garoua (27-Feb-09 09:32)
  - Traveling (20-Feb-09 09:33)
  - West Province (17-Feb-09 09:45)
  - ça c'est le what (13-Feb-09 08:11)
  - Mailing Address (05-Feb-09 08:12)
  - Pictures (and some other things) (04-Feb-09 07:54)
- March
  - a 'normal' week [EDIT: Added Pictures] (31-Mar-09 04:12)
  - It was bound to happen sometime (20-Mar-09 02:50)
  - Some Statistics (06-Mar-09 06:34)
- April
  - Manengouba (almost won) (16-Apr-09 10:31)
  - Kribi Weekend (07-Apr-09 10:29)
- May
  - From Africa, for one last time (19-May-09 06:52)
  - Yaoundé (01-May-09 03:08)
2007
- January
  - johnboiles.com/technical (19-Jan-07 15:58)
- May
  - Napster (02-May-07 08:56)
- December
  - Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 2007 (28-Dec-07 21:09)
2006
- May
  - Welcome! (28-May-06 14:27)
  - Ski2006 (27-May-06 22:33)
  - ipowerweb (16-May-06 13:29)
  - johnboiles.com v2beta (16-May-06 10:54)
- June
  - Shoutbox (21-Jun-06 18:08)
  - Two Weeks Update (19-Jun-06 08:53)
  - si se pudo! (09-Jun-06 16:14)
  - Views of Quito (06-Jun-06 07:34)
  - Quito (06-Jun-06 07:30)
  - Leaving Today (01-Jun-06 22:34)
- July
  - Home (28-Jul-06 16:10)
  - Lots of Busses (22-Jul-06 17:17)
  - base jumping at the basilica (17-Jul-06 17:13)
  - Volcánes (16-Jul-06 17:52)
  - new video (10-Jul-06 15:45)
  - Mundial Madness (10-Jul-06 14:24)
  - I'm doing great (08-Jul-06 11:36)
- August
  - Austin (18-Aug-06 11:31)
  - Happy Birthday Katy (07-Aug-06 22:19)
- September
  - I'm not really a blogger (30-Sep-06 22:17)
  - Spelunking Under My House (29-Sep-06 23:49)
- October
  - Take that France (12-Oct-06 16:27)
- November
  - Ecuador Elections (26-Nov-06 20:07)
  - Making More Changes (25-Nov-06 17:13)
  - Some Changes (23-Nov-06 12:46)
  - Get Ups and Hoe Downs (22-Nov-06 22:59)
  - They're the most wonderful times of the year. (21-Nov-06 23:02)
  - Shootin' Fireworks (21-Nov-06 22:28)
  - Christmasween (05-Nov-06 14:05)
- December
  - Nobody to go with... (29-Dec-06 13:54)
  - Camping @ Enchanted Rock (28-Dec-06 08:48)