Hakuna Matata

What a wonderful phrase... "Hakuna Matata" is actually quite the perfect motto for living in Africa, I must say. "It means no worries for the rest of your days..." Sitting on the porch of the Jacksons' home, looking out over Mile 4 of Bamenda (we live in Mile 3), it's hard to remember what worries, if any, we have.

I love this porch. Especially after a day in the market shopping and being incessantly harassed, for lack of a nicer word. Saturdays in the market are absolutely crazy, which is saying something, so it's a relief to come home and sit down without anyone grabbing your hand and/or asking you to marry them (Although today I was called "white girl" once or twice; quite a step up from "white man"). Hakuna matata. Besides the stress of going out and making your way in a foreign country, it's a perfect fit.