Welcome to the Cameroon/Ethiopia Study Abroad Program for Summer 2010.

I am excited and look forward to the second year of this African adventure which combines an academic program at the University of Buea, cultural interactions with the diverse peoples of Cameroon and Ethiopia with hiking into the Korup rainforest and up Mt. Cameroon and canoeing up river Lobe to visit the Pygmies.

This year's participants will also have the opportunity to participate in the May 20th activities celebrating Cameroon's National Day. In Addis Ababa they will view the fossil remains of Lucy, our ancestral mother, visit the palaces of Haile-Selasie, the former emperor of Ethiopia, and the headquarters of the African Union.

These are just a few highlights of the 2010 Africa Study Abroad Program. If you would like to participate in this adventure, check this blog regularly. Students will post pictures and short reflections on their encounters and activities.