"Change before you have to."
One year in Cameroon. That phrase alone takes my breath away. So much happened. Some tears. Some Joy. Some fear. Many mistakes. But I did it. I lived a dream for the first time in my life. When you see someone who has done greeat things in this life, with medals and money and power and influence...you dont see the sweat. You dont see how hard it was for them to get there. Maybe thats one of the many lessons that I had to learn after being blessed to have being born with a silver spoon in my mouth. That nothing comes easy. So I had to change. I had think differently. Learn so fast move so fast..and expose myself to parts of myself that I did not want to see. Parts of life that I have ignored out of stubborness and fear. But its all so beautiful. That I have this chance to be. I had this chance to live in an amazing country with so much to give and offer.... Here are some of my favorite pictures to capture my experience.... Also some words....from a wise friend of mine Kent Anjo....which perfectly describes the year...

" If I can give you any advice it is this: enjoy every waking second that you are in Cameroon, because it's going to pass you by at the speed of light. It's going to change you, make you question things, and totally fuck with your head. But that's good. Because it makes you stronger, and will refresh that unquenchable thirst to find a niche in life's waterbowl. It will direct you down paths you previously thought did not exist or dare not venture down. It will enlighten you to the multiple realities that co-exist with each other, evoking frustration, hatred, love, passion, and every other emotion with which us humans have been equipped. Thus enjoy the ride, because that what it takes to make dreams come true, living honestly with yourself.

-Kent Anjo