An adventure every day

My semester in Cameroon was one of the highlights of my life. The program is very well-run, allowing you to take a mix of courses through Middlebury and others through a local university. Living with a host family was essential—most of us became very close to our host parents/siblings and hugely improved our French skills by forging those relationships.

Navigating Yaoundé each day was a fun challenge that I still miss years later. Traveling around the country with our group was another huge highlight. The food was excellent almost everywhere — at home, at the university, and around the city.

The academics at were not at the same level as my American college, and the system (at least at UCAC) was much more in the traditional European lecture-based style. But if you want true immersion in a fascinating culture, there's nowhere better than the Cameroon school.