When I start to speak out about anything, I feel afraid because I remember Jesus’ words “Let him without sin, cast the first stone.” What can we do to make a difference in the lives of those who are suffering at the hands of those who “know not what they…
‘Adoption’ is Googled around 6 million times per month globally. I’ve often thought that adoption has brought out some of the ugliest parts of me. I never dreamed that doing something that I considered, and that most consider to be good would bring out so much bad in me. No…
‘expectations’ is Googled 1.5 million times per month globally. For anyone who thrives on the expectations of others, the Academy is an excellent breeding ground for reaching your full potential because no one expects less than the best, the best in terms of a high communal standard that isn’t based…
‘how to steal a car’ is Googled around 27,000 times per month globally. My uncle that initially refused to let me stay with him in Yaoundé eventually gave in after several times of me showing up at his doorstep to plead my case. He lived on the campus of one…
‘walking on the street’ is Googled around 135,000 times per month globally. Beer Joint in Cameroon Crowded Streets of Yaounde, Cameroon My resident father wasn’t an alcoholic but then again alcoholics aren’t that easy to identify when glazed over eyes often signal hunger, not drunkenness. Beer joints are so…
‘African fire’ is Googled around 12,000 times per month globally. Aside from each of us just trying to make it on our own, there were times of communal progress where we could at least all agree that we were hungry and wanted something to eat. At these times we would…
‘cannibalism’ is Googled around ONE million times per month globally. WHY?!? May I ask. Classmates at the academy were at times equally friend and foe. Most everyone took interest in the fact that I was African. Some cadets were genuinely interested in learning all they could about a culture so…
‘succession’ is Googled approximately ONE million times per month globally. One of those faint memories that I’m sure seems funnier as a memory than a tangible moment of enjoyment is when I was six years old and it was time to bury the skull of my great uncle. At this time,…
‘family tree” is Googled almost 3 million times per month globally. I grew up in a village called, “Baham,” located in the Western part of Cameroon. When I give my account of life in an African village, most people deductively assume my experiences are characteristic of the entire continent. But…
‘confidence’ is Googled around 2 million times per month globally. After having gained eligibility, by joining the Cameroonian military, to compete for military training at one of the top academies in the United States, I was in the running. The first level of screening for the competition was a simple wall line-up…
‘how to get to america’ is Googled 450,000 times per month globally.’ So I was on my way to America, the land of the free. This was a place I had dreamed about and had hoped to ascend upon even if only by the graces of my gods in my…
‘driving in africa’ is Googled approximately 22,000 times per month globally. Wrecks were common in Cameroon and there was no such thing as a simple fender bender. Every wreck is a tragedy, and a direct result of the overall craziness that characterizes a toxic mix of modernity and stupidity. In…
‘taxi africa’ is Googled around 10,000 times per month globally. As we neared Yaoundé, I was startled from my stroll down memory lane, as the van abruptly screeched to a halt and did a three-sixty on the road, throwing all of the passengers into an ugly pile of crowded sardines.…
‘if a man cries’ is Googled approximately 12,000 times per month globally. I can count the number of times I’ve cried on one hand. I might even be able to count the number of tears I’ve cried on one hand. Perhaps a bit of exaggeration. But the significance isn’t in…
