C. goes Africa

6 weeks in Cameroon passed quickly, though not always smoothly but in any way enriching. I´m leaving with a lot of new impressions, memories and friends – so this is the time for some sentimental notes.  

 Being back home in the icy dull autumn weather my European reality has recaptured me appallingly quickly. Nether the less I realize how grateful I should be, being able to move in between so different worlds that freely.  

To summarize 6 weeks in Cameroon, it´s not only  

x                      Taxi rides                                                                                                                      51                    Tangui 1,5l H₂O bottles                                                                                                11,3kg             Bananas                                                                                                                         0 times            Diarrhoea                                                                                                                       11.446km        via air                                                                                                                            1.538km          via land l                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6                      Marriage proposals                                                                                                       64                    new telephone entries                                                                                                    50h                  of hospitalisation                                                                                                           4l                     glucose perfusion                                                                                                           1.250mg          Mefloquin                                                                                                                      480mg             Arthemeter + 2.880mg Lumefantrin                                                                            8.000mg          Quinin                                                                                                                            2.560mg          Primaquin + 320mg Arthemisinin                                                                                3.600mg          Proguanil + 1901,60mg Chloroquin                                                                             5.000mg          Ciprofloxacin                                                                                                                3.000mg          Roxithromycin                                                                                                               2.000mg          Ofloxacin                                                                                                                       7.000mg          Paracetamol               and                                                                                             5,4kg               Peanuts 

but also the feeling of enrichment, the awareness of a whole continent being unknown to me, the certainty of a rough life in other parts of our world and a slight idea about the reality of Africa. I had the chance to see a little further now and the big dark spot in my mind called Africa starts to illuminate a bit. Expectations have been met, disappointed and raised. And I begin to long for more.. 

I hope I could give you a remote idea about my experience and let you participate in this journey. As mentioned: you need to see with your own eyes.  There´s nothing to fear, just to experience.  

And I´m really serious about this genuine offer: if one of you is interested and willing to take the effort, Dr. Martin Ndeutchoua, Fabrice Tiba and me, we´d be happy to help you organizing your stay/internship, in any professional field (though medicine the easiest) in Cameroon. Please feel free to contact me.  

Thanks for joining.

C.