
My buddy at I with our new friends.
Angkor Wat? bar, Siem reap, Cambodia.
Summer 2010
You can read more about the experience in this post. I think we traveled together for about five days or less but we instantly became good friends. When we were done exploring Siem Reap, he left Cambodia and I continued exploring southward. Because of the nature of travel friendships, I really didn't expect to see him again. However, we kept in contact every now and then via email.

With Canadian backpackers at the same bar.
I met them again in the Southern region of Cambodia
Summer 2010
I visit New York City regularly so whenever I'm in town, we try to hang out. When we first met in South East Asia, he had talked about visiting Cameroon. Yes! in case you were wondering about my nationality, I am from Cameroon. There is a post about my blog on yahoo answers saying I am Nigerian. As much as I love Naija, Cameroon has claimed me lol.

On our way to the see the magnificent Angkor Wat temples
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Summer 2010
Anyways, back to the story. So my friend said he wanted to visit Cameroon. I never took him seriously until he purchased his plane ticket. He ended up visiting me in Cameroon about a month ago and it was, without the doubt, the best travel experience of my life. This is the first time a foreigner has ever visited me in Cameroon so it felt like I was also rediscovering a new Cameroon for the first time. At this point, we are more than just friends. I would proudly call him my brother. We got to know each other better, he was jokingly adopted by my parents, my friends love him and my siblings get along with him very well.

Chutes de la Lobé,
Kribi, Cameroon
January 2012
The moral of the story is the next time you travel, you might find family. When I bounce back from blogging laziness, I will chronicle my adventures in Cameroon. I will also do posts about the do's and don'ts of traveling to Africa. Cheers mates!





































