French is the main language of Cameroon, followed by English, which is the main language of the northern regions. Cameroon is often called miniature Africa as it has all of the continent's aspects with its rain forests, savannahs, many different religions and cultures and a wide diversity of wildlife.
The Central African Franc, CFA, is used for currency.
A bottle of mineral water that is produced near Mount Cameroon, costs 500 CFA - about 86 U.S. cents.
Field food in the forest is often boring, but this week we had beans with field corn - a type of corn that is not sweet and maintains a nice texture when cooked.
I often do not have music as I love the sounds of the forest, yet everyone here has music on their phones. In camp, we often had modern Cameroonian music with an occasional popular song from America.
