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to see photos about Food, Education and Clothing
in the Tikar Village. Enjoy!
FOOD...There was plenty of food to go around in the village and in town. Clean water in the village was not always available because vendors had to drive it in. 1 liter of water was 1000 francs, and in the capital city of Yaounde it was 500 frcs. Below see the images of food I enjoyed and some I passed on.
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| I was taught how to prepare food in a shelter built outside the house. |
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| They cooked me eggs, tomatoes and spaghetti by frying it in a pan until it was crispy. Yum! |
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| We drank this every morning with white bread. Its consistency is like a watery cream-o-wheat. To make it sweet we added sugar cubes. |
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| As you can see it gets very smokey in there. My eyes watered a lot. |
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| Still preparing food here. I got to learn as well. unfortunately my video of me cooking with everyone was erased from my camera :( |
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| More of the "porridge" being transferred to a large container to take indoors where we will eat our dinner. |
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| Tasted just like Collard Greens and they are prepared the same way. |
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| Kids are pretty tired. I was too. |
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| Sweet Corn. I ate A LOT of that. |
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| Loved seeing the faces of Black people in everything. Complete Opposite of what I experience in America. |
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| This image gave me nightmares for a few nights in my hut. I could not shake the Monkey's facial expression from my memory. |
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| Borrowed a sista's load of firewood and greens. My neck felt as if it would collapse. It had to weigh over 100 pounds. |
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| One of our host cooking int he kitchen. This is Foo Foo Corn and we ate it with everything. Yum! |
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| This sista owns and operates her own farm of sugar cane, plantains and other foods. |
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| Enjoying some porridge |
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| Source of all the water we used to bathe. |
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| Everyone made this 30 minute hike down a steep hill and back up with at least 50 gallons of water on their heads. |
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| Out host with water for our baths and cooking int the morning and evening. I used as little water as possible to ensure she would not have to go back down there. |
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| Elephant is his name and he picked this fruit off the forest floor. He walked the trail with it on his head all the way to the farm. Talent! |
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| Termite snacks... I passed. I heard they are crispy! |
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| Frozen Ant Eater... for dinner. |
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| I was out and about when it was served. |
During the trip we linked up with a goup that brought soloar powered computers to the Tikar Villages of N'Ditam and N'Gambe. Many joined us for the demonstrations. Some never used computers before. The group that provided us with the solar panels, computers and typing tutor software can be viewed at this link http://sokolo.cronopios.org/yaounde_tikar1.php I also got to see the current school room in my village of N'Ditam. Those images are below.
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| Shots of computer demos by solar power presented by Michel and Chanceline of Limbe. |
CLOTHING...
While in my village I became fascinated by the clothes. In part, I believe it was because I had to wear the same clothes my entire trip because my luggage was being held by Yaounde airport workers in hope of receiving a bribe. The news crushed me. The day before my departure I got my luggage back with my clean undies and clothes and donated many of them to my fellow Tikar Villagers.
While in my village I became fascinated by the clothes. In part, I believe it was because I had to wear the same clothes my entire trip because my luggage was being held by Yaounde airport workers in hope of receiving a bribe. The news crushed me. The day before my departure I got my luggage back with my clean undies and clothes and donated many of them to my fellow Tikar Villagers.
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| Washing my only clothes at night in my hut |
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| Recharging the solar flashlights we used everyday. |
