Off on a new adventure
The last few months have been a whirlwind: getting the option to move to Cameroon and then all the stuff that was needed to get us here, in addition to the holiday season. The day we left Germany, I told Christophe that I thought it hadn't hit me yet that I was leaving. I was running on fumes trying to get everything done and never really had a moment to reflect and process what I was doing. 10 years ago I was in this exact same situation, finishing my PhD and heading off to Germany. I ended up staying way longer than I expected - the longest I have ever lived somewhere in my life. I went for a job, but stayed because I found lots of new friends and I loved getting a chance to visit so many places in Europe. (Including the newly renovated Notre Dame de Paris right when it reopened). Last week we arrived in Cameroon to start our new life in Yaoundé. We are serving as volunteers on the VSI program run by the French government and sent by the DCC . ...