There is one thing Buea has that Yaounde didn’t – grass! It’s quite a novelty after a week coaching on very dusty surfaces. You also can’t help but notice Mt Cameroon – it puts the UK peaks to shame – although it was cloud covered for most of the day.<\/p>\n
We started at 8am at the Government Technical High School with a relatively small group compared to what we’ve become used to of approx 70. I continue to learn from my fellow CWB colleagues – I observed Ben’s bowling session and was inspired by his technical tips and HIV and AIDS awareness questions.<\/p>\n
The second school was well populated with signs and mottos encouraging positive behaviour and a HIV and AIDS free future. After being welcomed by the Vice Principal we made our way to a very generous sized field which was a blessing to see as we were expecting 200+ students.<\/p>\n
The session that followed was one of our most challenging so far with 60+ students in a group. I headed up a fielding session – you can imagine – 60 students + 30 tennis balls + students from a neighbouring school walking past and trying to steal tennis balls = crazy! We were also briefly interrupted by a herd of cows! I think it’s fair to say that we were all relieved when this session finished!<\/p>\n
We then had a couple of hours break to buy some supplies from a local supermarket, withdraw money and get our daily fix of WiFi.<\/p>\n
Our last school was a boarding school, again with a generous playing field. Due to big numbers and students joining in at different times we kept it simple with continuous Cricket. This game never fails to summon a good competitive spirit in the children. The students in my game particularly enjoyed admiring their shots but then quickly forgot to run!<\/p>\n
Our first day in Buea was a hectic one and here’s hoping we find the energy to continue for a few more days!<\/p>\n
Kirsty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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