What do I look like?
Global Voices Online quotes me (Global Voices) and apparently my global voice is ALL about taxi drivers… Why can’t I be like Siobhan who reminds people how much she likes living in Cameroon?
I’d like to take this inspired-moment to have a bit of top 10 (actually not a bit, i’ll give you the full bite) of why I like Cameroon.
- They understand the importance/deliciousity of carbs
- The weather usually in Buea is ideal. T-shirt weather with a view to the sea.
- I can do strange things and claim that’s what we do where I come from.
- People dance how they want, and it’s all good.
- Clothing and fabric is exciting – from fabric printed with showerheads to Chinese shirts with “Say WHAT!???” printed on them
- I get to hear songs that I like as I walk down the street (such as 2 Face… which I was going to sing in our little Peace Corps band here.. probably good that I didn’t
- There’s a gazillion (literally, I did an anthropologic study) different cultures. This includes language, stereotypes, ways of tyeing sarongs, foods, physical look, etc.
- Life slows down and I sometimes like not rushing around like a maniac.
- The people are gorgeous and there’s more of a sense of body-appreciation. I’ve learned to stop analyzing MY body since there’s not always American women to compare myself to, nor is some company trying to shove me into a tinier, tanner, unhappier version of myself. (Love Your Body Campaign)
- The beach is …spectacular. As are the mountains. It’s BEAUTIFUL here. (I’d like it if we could stop trashin’ it up… but it’s still managing)
