C. goes Africa

After having the chance to get to know the capital city of Cameroon extensively I thought I could also go for a bigger one. A few days before departure I ended up in a 1.8 – 2.6 Mio inhabitant city ( numbers not exactly known. census attempts have been difficult). anyway I don’t think I will really succeed in getting an overview – it took me 5 weeks to orientate myself in Yaoundé.

Douala is rather the commercial and economic capital of the country, in contrary to Yaoundé which inherrits the administrative organs. Also, due to the harbour and biggest airport of the country the city seems to be home for a greater variety of ethnic groups and foreigners.

Unfortunately my plans going into the nowheres of Africa and learn about medicine ‘where there is no doctor’ didn’t really work out in the end. anyway I had the chance to do a little tour around the Western part of the country which opened my eyes for the wealth and beauty of this country.

I met people who really have not much more than what they carry but who received me as friend and family member. I experienced life which is hard but people who never surrender and welcoming every day gratefully. I saw a lands which are rich in all variety of nutritive and productive plants..

There are many things to tell but even more to experience. It’s definately worth an effort to see with your own eyes. Africa welcomes you!