Greetings from Cameroon! I made it in one piece and my luggage arrived with me. Hurray! Charles de Gaulle airport has got to be one of the worst in the world when it comes to making transitions. They have great food and nice lounges, but getting from one point to another is a nightmare. Even with intentionally scheduling a fairly long layover, I barely made the connection to Cameroon. (The flight from Atlanta was late and there was no gate for us when we arrived in Paris.) In any case, my friends (and Rebecca's relatives) met me at the airport and welcomed me with a good meal and warm bed. As Giftus said to the driver, "She is coming home." And I do feel at home in this beautiful country.

If you're planning to visit, try hard to have a 3 hour layover at CDG. I'm waiting now for the Univ. of Buea folks to pick me up from the embassy in Yaounde.

Talk soon,
Debbi