3/21/2002:
at the plage. limbe. sun's going down. hear the tides. such a calming effect. relaxing. instantly. like the ebb+flow just speaks directly to our circadian rhythm. saying "relax... you're at home now." and i am. relaxed and at home.
sandy and leah are here. a couple other PCV couples, as well. saw Dr. Ndam [of the Limbe Botanic Garden] this afternoon. it sounds like i should be able to work in the garden. doing interpretation with the EE department. or in the garden. we'll see...
he needs my CV and a letter of application. i'll bring it from Douala next week. have to write it up before hand, of course. tomorrow morning... i'll try to run along the beach, insha'Allah.
IMAGE: 1/2 a page out of my journal... thought i'd share the image i doodled as i sat along the beach there in limbe.
ReplyDelete"It's a very nice doodle" said the girl who doodles on every page when she daydreams.
ReplyDeletethanks! there'll be more over the next few weeks... guess i was doing a lot of daydreaming myself at that point. i'm afraid i don't do a lot of doodling anymore. still dreaming, though!
ReplyDeletepeace :)
mohamad
Do you remember exactly what you were thinking about when you were on the beach? Was there a cool breeze that hit your face so lightly, that when you closed your eyes, you would be afraid to open them knowing it wouldn't last long? I mean when you look back at your journal, don't you miss everything? Especially the feelings? When I read my old writings, I know I do.
ReplyDeletehmmm... i have mixed feelings when i reread my writings from cameroon. which is partly why i'm doing this. some of the posts and emotions are difficult to relive. so i feel like i'm processing... or exorcising.
ReplyDeletethe happy moments. bright and brilliant moments. the moments of presence. i like remembering and reliving those. some of them i didn't forget. some of them i did, and i'm uplifted re-reading... like mangoes in the moonlight.
stay tuned for that!
salaam :)
mohamad