Yaounde

Greetings from Yaounde! We’ve been here since late afternoon yesterday, ‘we’ being Chris, Katelyn, Lum, Sarah, Anna Grove, and I (Mama Karissa opted out, and so it’s Papa Karissa and the girls this weekend!). We had an uneventful (but safe – always thankful for that!) drive down. Tomorrow (Saturday) morning Lum and Katelyn will go to take their PSATs, then that night is the dance… other than that, we’re kinda just hanging out. It’s already been fun, though; last night we all went over to the Santos’ for dinner, and it was lovely spending time with them. Us girls also went up to the reading room today to return the books we’ve had and get plenty of new ones! Yay books. Then tonight, after a dinner of road food – chicken and coke! That’s the way we roll – we spent the evening at the Rider’s, eating ice cream (!!!) and playing card games. The missionary community here, both in Yaounde and in Cameroon in general, is so tight-knit; everyone knows everyone, everyone is always welcome at each other’s houses, everyone knows who we are and what we’re doing… even Sarah and I, and we’ve only been here 3 months! Reminds me a bit of Grass Valley. :)