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Anna Abrams | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Post 2

Anna Abrams | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Post 2

Throughout the past two and a half months, I’ve been confronted by many cultural differences in Cameroon that are hard to get used to. One of these is the clear patriarchy in my household and the fact that I’ve never once seen my host dad cook or clean dishes. As frustrating as it is, I also understand how that’s more accepted here. However, there is one difference that continues to baffle me everyday, and that is meal times. Meals have…

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Anna Abrams | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Post 1

Anna Abrams | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Post 1

As I packed up my suitcase for my semester in Cameroon, I tried to picture what it would be like there. I struggled to imagine what my host family would be like, how the food would taste, or even how I would adjust to a different climate. Now it’s been almost three weeks, and everything here is already starting to feel pretty routine. There are numerous stories I could share in this post, such as the man that tried to…

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