With Bertrand to Belo

In Belo we visited a high school. The school boasts 600 pupils some of which have a hearing impairment. Bertrand is one of the teachers their. He wanted us to see how the school operated and felt honoured to be able to accompany him to the school.

Here the students with hearing impairments are not isolated. They are in combined classes with their peers. All students are capable of using sign language so there is no communication barrier. During a lesson the teacher verbally explains the lesson material and then a classmate/student translates it into sign language for the other students. It is quite amazing to see how these student interact with each other. Impressive.

Our arrival called for an official sort of welcome. In the chapel we were greeted with song and dance. The deaf students also performed and there was a teacher available who translated all which was said. Everyone joined in- no exclusions.

After this warm greeting we were given a guided tour of the school and it's grounds. Bertrand had requested we might take upon us the care for 10 students. Find sponsors for them. We took photos of these students, it was a fun meeting. I think I am going to have to dive into the sign language culture and make it my one. I think I will be needing it in future.

We returned to Bamenda and the Centre where we were housed and shared a night

cap with Mr Fon and Tanyl. They were extreme curious as to our experience in regard to the iPad and wanted to know all that had transpired yesterday.

We treated ourselves to a lovely dinner in a restaurant behind Commercial Avenue- and

dived into bed for a restful sleep and energy top up!