Handball
I got so lucky and just as I was arriving, they were deciding to set up a women's handball team for the staff. So of course I volunteered! It has been the most amazing anti-stressor and a wonderful way to be embedded in and learn Cameroonian culture. And I get to know all the wonderful women who work here! The original desire to set up the team was that a match had already been scheduled, so we needed a team to play it. (This seems very much in line with my understanding of Cameroonian culture). So they dragged in a collection of women from the staff representing a range of ages, fitness levels and experience with the game (I personally didn't know any more than it is a game sort of resembling football). We just get thrown into the students practice, sharing a coach and trying not to get run over by girls half our age. A week after our first practice, we had our first match. It was quite a lesson in Cameroonian culture. Part 1:We showed up...