City Tour

Overlooking Bastos from Palais de Congress Yaounde view standing from the Greek Embassy on Mt. Febé Looking down from Benedictine Monastary Monument de la Reunification   Marché Central Marché le Mfoundi..Live chicken anyone? Tsinga Craft Market..lots of...

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The Diplomatic pouch

the cards was mailed Aug6 and it get to us Aug24. The three of us had our PPD shots today...and I also got my HEP A and HEP B. The duty driver came and got Claire and I around 1pm and took us to the Embassy. But...its not only the shots we got today but also four boxes,...

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Welcome Party

RSO/ESO YaoundeWelcomes the Strickland’s!When: This Saturday (August 22nd) at 4pm. We plan to eat around 5pm, but please feel free to show up earlier Where: Nicholson’s (Location 59 – across from the Embassy).Menu: Ham, potatoes, green bean casserole, black-eyed peas and other...

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Michael Jackson of Cameroon

The Thriller segment"We just got home from a tribute show to Michael Jackson and man this guy really did dance like Michael Jackson...and his body build and height just like Michael, he's a Cameroonian guy basically a black guy but he is an Albino. The show was held at the embassy...

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Our house in Yaounde!

The facade the driveway one of the unique thing in our house Claire St. this way pls..view from the back patiothe backyard and the back patioJeff w/Augustine the day shift guard. The house was assigned to us before we ever arrived and we had seen some photos of it, so we...

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So we had a Housekeeper/Nanny!!!

Monique on her first day with us I started my day with a coffee in my hand and a couple of resume of a housekeeper that Im getting ready to give a call and have them come at our place for an interview. Jeff and I reviewed the rules and the contract format in hiring a...

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UAB

Claire hanging loose with the BoxesWe just got the UAB (Unaccompanied Air Baggage) shipment today! Isnt it sweet!! We dont expect it to arrive that soon but thats very good for us!!! Five big boxes that wiegh 485 lbs. since only 500lbs is allowed in UAB. All my kitchen stuff...

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Got to meet The Ambassador of Yaounde!

Today is Jeff first day at work at the embassy...mostly just checkin stuff. But he came and got us for lunch, we went to a local Italian place and we met Jeff's supervisor, Justin, and his wife, and two other SEOs who are here for TDY from Pretoria.Me and jeff had calzone its a turnover made from pizza dough and its huge stuff with ham,mushroom and...

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We are here!!!

She is a great traveller! Dulles Airport Left Brussels yesterday morning (7/31)...a little bit late but ok.Arrived Yaounde safe and sound from our one leg journey.Claire is behaving the whole time and daddy sat beside her.The plane was packed...it was to stop in Yaounde...

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