2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/nhtremblay/rss.xml http://www.getjealous.com/nhtremblay http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=604210&go=nhtremblay It"s a little over 4 weeks until my completion of service and embarking on the journey home. It"s incredible that my 27 months are nearly over. I have grown quite fond of Africa - its people, its culture, its idiosyncrasies, and its contradictions. A lot has happened since my last entry. I"ve closed my post. Packed up or discarded 2 years worth of home furnishings and acqu... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=604210&go=nhtremblay Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=587903&go=nhtremblay As I look at the dates of my last entry it"s been a long time since my last posting. It doesn"t seem that long to me. I don"t intend to be so tardy in posting, but I have a choice of living the experience or writing about it. I"ve been choosing living it, because I don"t know if I"ll have another opportunity like this one again. My apologies to those o... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=587903&go=nhtremblay Sat, 16 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=563707&go=nhtremblay On the Tuesday before the Thanksgiving holiday I got a call from Yaoundé asking if I had any ideas for projects that might be interesting for the Ambassador to see when she came north. Ambassador Janet Garvey would be in Garoua for the Swearing-In Ceremony of the latest group of Agro-Health trainees scheduled for the following week. The plan called for her to arrive on Wednesd... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=563707&go=nhtremblay Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=557191&go=nhtremblay We are entering the 4th month of the dry season. The dust is pervasive and persistent. We had a shortened cold season where we suffered through the frigid 70° nights and sunny 90° days. The temperatures have begun to rise with 80° nights and over 100° days. The heat will continually increase until the rains arrive in May. I"ve been continuing to work with ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=557191&go=nhtremblay Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=550665&go=nhtremblay I've posted some pictures taken recently with my new camera. My third since arriving in country. I hope I can protect this one until the end of my service next year. These are photo's from the recent graduation of one on my Business Classes. There were 21 diplomas granted. Over 50 individuals attended at least one of the 12 sessions, but these folks finished the whole thing. A fasci... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=550665&go=nhtremblay Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=542540&go=nhtremblay It astounds me that this is already my second Thanksgiving Holiday in Cameroon. Today is business as usual for me. Not a holiday here, but it is fun explaing it to my Cameroonian colleagues and friends. I haven"t seen a turkey since I"ve arrived in country. But I"m told there are turkeys in the country somewhere. Regardless, it is definitely not a staple. And I do... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=542540&go=nhtremblay Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=537662&go=nhtremblay OK, I know you are all probably sick of it, but for the sake of recording my experience, and to respond to a request from one of my offspring, a few words about the election. I cannot overstate the impact of Obama winning the election on people here in Cameroon. It is tremendous!! In one fell swoop the United States is the most amazing and admired country. Only the United S... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=537662&go=nhtremblay Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=529417&go=nhtremblay While working with a local Cameroonian businessman on evaluating an opportunity to develop a brick making operation. My client was approached with a new business proposition. He was asked to invest in a venture to bring a new distributor of bottled gas to the Grand North (Adamoua, North, and Extreme North). At this time the region is served by 3 firms - Total, CamGas and Mo... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=529417&go=nhtremblay Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=522580&go=nhtremblay Despite my best efforts I've failed to keep my promise to post something on my activities. I've failed miderably! My reasons are the crashing of my internal hard disk on my laptop deprived me of my ability to write when I have quiet time; I've been been teaching 4 different businesses classes; continuing my work in the village of Mayo Dadi; advising several individual businesses and poten... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=522580&go=nhtremblay Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=504829&go=nhtremblay As a result of a series of contacts I"ve been introduced to a village just south of Garoua. The village is called Maayo Dadi, and is just outside of Jalingo. Maayo Dadi has no electricity, no running water, the villagers do not speak French or English just Fulfulde. The woman cannot read or write or count. It is amazing that just twenty minutes outside of Garoua, the Provincial Ca... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=504829&go=nhtremblay Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT