By Sally Oneke
For the 4th time, a team of 21 students from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and Luck Haven University are in Cameroon at the University of Buea for a one month period of practical work. The team is led by a delegation of 3 lecturers from Bloomsburg University: Prof of Education David Walker, Professor of English, Ekema Agbaw and Dr Schlitz.
Prof David Walker and students at field work.
This practical work was made possible by virtue of an articulation agreement between the University Of Buea and Bloomsburg University. With the signatories of Prof TITANJI, vice chancellor of the University of Buea and Prof. DAVID SOLTZ, President of Bloomsburg University.
The practical period which is scheduled to last for a month is in its two weeks. Apart from receiving lectures from the University of Buea as allowed by the articulation agreement, the team is also
Students from Bloomsburg and Luck Haven Universities with pupils of Government Nursery School Buea during exercise.
carrying on with practical field work which includes teaching elementary schools pupils and visiting places of interest like Mount Fako in Buea and the Botanical garden in Limbe.
Prof. Ekema Agbaw, Dr. Schlitz and Prof. David Walker from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Prof. David Walker who is in Cameroon for 3rd time for this same program says, “This is a practical work which could be done back in the U.S. but globalization and cultural interaction is of the very essence. The students need to interact with people of different background and culture as the world becomes a global village. Unlike in other places we visit, in Cameroon we do not worry about safety because it is really peaceful here. ”
Brittany, one of the students from U.S., confirms it is peaceful although a few of them got sick due to the climate. As the group prepares to visit other places like the Foumban Royal Palace and the beaches of Kribi, their one month stay will end on June 1st, and it will be graced with a cultural evening and a colloquium at the University of Buea.
Photography by Sally Oneke
