I’ll be straight up. It’s been a while since I’ve written, but I want to start making it a regular… Read more Culture Crossed

Welcome to Erin’s Edéa! I went to Cameroon from December 2016 – June 2017, where I worked with an environmental non-profit called Cameroun Écologie. This is where you’ll find all the stories about my experiences there, and I hope to give you all a glimpse into the life of a volunteer in the third world.
The views expressed in this blog are the author’s own and do not reflect those of Cuso International.
If you would like to make a charitable donation so that more volunteers can go abroad with Cuso International, you can search my name (Erin Kelly) on the donation section of the Cuso website.
I’ll be straight up. It’s been a while since I’ve written, but I want to start making it a regular… Read more Culture Crossed
My six month placement may be almost over, but I believe that my family/colleagues at Cameroun Écologie (Cam-Eco) will easily… Read more Volunteering Tailored to a Community
It has been about a month since my last post so we have a lot of catching up to do,… Read more Fam in Cam
I’ve had the pleasure of getting at least a little more familiar with Yaoundé, Douala, Kribi, and (of course) Édéa… Read more Back to work
It has only been ten days since my last post but the other volunteers and I more so fell back… Read more Édéa, je t’aime. Douala, you’re okay too I guess.
I mentioned in my last blog that the other Cameroon volunteers and I would all be going to Yaoundé. There… Read more Yaoundé, je t’aime
I was going to write a blog post this past Sunday, but the past week, and especially the weekend, was… Read more Count your blessings
As of tomorrow, I will have been in Cameroon for two months. As of tomorrow I will also be getting… Read more Prep for Round 2
I have found that developing habits here is imperative for me when it comes to settling into Edéa, and I… Read more Habituation
Wow. I can’t believe I have been here for over a month. I feel like I have adapted quite a… Read more 1 month down 5 to go