Cameroon v Cape Vert

5.31.08 - Yaounde - A few shots from the soccer match. Samuel Eto'o sealed the win over Cape Vert by converting penalty kick in the 70thish minute. The funniest parts of the game was clapping to "If you're happy and you know it" (played by the band, yes there was a band) and the people selling plastic bags of whiskey in the stands. It was packed and the stadium is on a hill over looking the whole city. I wish my photos could do it justice, but hopefully these will convey some of the awesomeness.

Until next week (?),

Will

The stands.

The crowd after the first goal, a spectacular header from the 6 yard box.
An almost goal, there were many. 
Victor and Leah watching from the balcony over one of the ends.
Concessions...

African wedding

5.31.08 - Yaounde - Experienced my first African wedding today. Very low key, Islamic, at the Justice of the Peace, etc. etc., but still excellent. Saturday is the day for weddings in Yaounde so all across town people were honking horns in jubilation. After the wedding we popped over to the grooms, head of protocol at the European Commission's house for food...and it was great. Here are a few shots.

Father and son.
A woman celebrating after the wedding before ours.

Groom puts the ring on Aawe's finger.

Little boy's hand, he was fidgety during the service.

The groom is squatting and pointing up to the bride. Victor, our driver is on the far right in black.

London

5.30.08 - London - Leah and I spent the last three/four days in London, tooling around and meeting Living Earth people. On Tuesday we got up very, very early (actually only and hour earlier than expected at 7:45am) and went to Bristol Zoo to learn about the wildlife end of the project. It was a jaunt, but awesome. We got to see some gorillas and see the British country side on our two hour long train ride.

The last two evenings we've hung out with Rob, Leah's friend from home who works for the Discovery Channel. Here are a few pictures from us talking and having some beers on the Thames. Also, below are the results from my great laundry experiment. Not sure if my clothes are clean, but Leah definitely tried to teach me how to wash my clothes in a sink. It's a lot harder/taxing than I'd imagined. As a result I think I'll be wearing my clothes a good deal longer from now on, a least until I get laundromat land.

Until next time,

Will

Leah and Rob walking and talking about anthropology.

Nice backdrop.
Leah.
Laundry room.
My half-assed attempt at laundry.

Sox v KC

5.22.08 - Standard afternoon at the ballpark (no perfect games/no-nos), but I think I got something out of it. Here are the best.

Cameroon is coming up in three days and I still don't know if I'm in ready. 

Peace,

Will

Lowell Grand Slam.

Celebration of aforementioned Grand Slam.

Ellsbury fields off the Monster.

German's diving catch in the eighth.

Some artsy of Papelbon closing the game.

No-no

5.19.08 - Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester threw the 18th no-hitter in Sox history tonight at Fenway Park. Perhaps more impressively Jason Varitek caught his major league record fourth (2001- Nomo, 2002- Lowe, 2007- Bucholz and Lester). It was magical. Actually, it was surprising Mike and I were completely out of it and I didn't realize what was happening until the bottom of the seventh. Kid pitched lights out. Also, that makes it one graduation, a perfect game and a no-no in one week. Pretty action-packed if you ask me.

Scoreboard.

Pitching in the ninth.

Varitek helped his cause with a two-run homer in the seventh.

Celebrate good times.

The After Party

5.18.08 - There was so much food. Everywhere. Including a tire size tupperware full of a seafood salad. All very good. Here Ben is getting some of it. We sat around telling stories and eating. Pretty much so the best thing to do after sitting and hearing 500 names called out in alphabetical order. 

Ben infiltrates the parental combine in the kitchen. 

Hank.

Anna's Bob.
My Bob. Adorable.