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A couple of weeks ago, I attended the 2nd edition of the Okwele North  America Series The theme of the series was   "The Cameroon We Don't Know" Usually while attending networking events or conferences, I am very deliberate in targeting only panels that engage my interest.  This time around, I choose to be open minded and attended every discussion session. This was definitely a good decision because I thoroughly enjoyed being part of every session in this series . By the end of the weekend, I was so inspired and full of hope my home country, Cameroon. Friday night was an informal meet and greet with conversations about pursuing careers outside of the traditional norm. And on Saturday morning, we got inspired into the day by the amazing keynote speaker Monsieur Jean Victor Nkolo. The only thing I regret not doing is taping his whole speech so I could play it over and over and over again on my headset every time life gets me down and I just need a ...

CAMEROON 2015 As I try to settle in and meetup with work deadlines, memories of Cameroon keep replaying in my mind. Since this was a private family trip, I will not be posting pictures of my time in the country. However I will speak on one of the many colorful experiences I had. I was called FAT, every single day not just by family and friends who had not seen me in a long time but by complete strangers. Each time the word was used to reference me, I cringed a little inside but smiled on the outside.This was a case of cultural differences. In the US, the word FAT always reflects negative connotations in terms of a woman's beauty. In Cameroon, my size earned me the respect of the community because it marked the difference between a young girl and a woman. I was called Madame and "Aunty" because of my size. It was a way of acknowledging my womanhood while my skinnier peers where thought of as little girls and not necessarily given the same respect. As much as...

It's that time of the year again; WORLD CUP SEASON!!!!!!! Picture from FIFA There are 24 qualified countries playing but here at the teams I'm interested in watching. I am definitely looking forward to seeing how the debutantes teams play against the more experienced teams. 1. Cameroon 2.USA. 3. Cote Ivoire 4. Japan 5. Nigeria 6. Mexico 7.Sweden 8. Thailand 9. Germany 10.Spain Cameroon Women's Player list FIFA World cup Canada 2015 View image | gettyimages.com S. No. Name Position Club 1 Akaba Edoua Midfielder Louves Minproff 2 Annette Ngo Ndom Goalkeeper Union Nove Zamkv 3 Balbine Mendoua Midfielder Atasehir Beledivespor 4 Cathy Bou Jouh Defender Rivers Angels 5 Christine Manie Forward CFF Olimpia Cluj 6 Ejangue Siliki Defender Amazon Grimstad 7 Enyegue Bessala Goalkeeper AS Police 8 Francine Zouga Midfielder Montpellier HSC 9 Gabrielle Onguene Forward Louves Minproff...

Guest Feature sport is a series in which I interview friends and acquaintances who participates in sports that I don't. I talk a lot about soccer, running and yoga on this blog but there are many other activities that are equally interesting. The goal  of this series is for all of us to learn from them and maybe get inspired to try something new.  _______________________________________________ 1.  How did you get introduced to Crossfit? It was September 2011, I was a 260lbs sedentary 24 y/o female in physical therapy school. Some of my classmates in PT school had seen the ads for Crossfit elements (introductory classes) at the box (Crossfit lingo for a Crossfit gym) in our community.   Two of my closest friends tried it out. One loved it and the other, not so much. The one who loved it kept going and she told me how much fun it was. She said: “it’s a full body workout, and you go at your own pace.” She said she would give me the ...