After planes, buses and taxis we have all arrived safely in Yaounde where we will stay for the next couple of days. In Yaounde we are staying at the aptly titled, "Peace House" where we also take our meals. The American participants met their Cameroonian counterparts early yesterday morning, and already the interaction between the two groups has been dynamic and meaningful. In the morning we all visited the US embassy for a security briefing by the Regional Security Office and a cultural briefing by the cultural attache. We also held a interesting discussion of cultural values in Cameroon and in the United States and shared what it is that we "celebrate", and perhaps unsurprisingly, we quickly found that we have more similarities than differences. After lunch the Cameroonian and American students split into small groups and explored Yaounde, a colorful, chaotic and pulsing city, on a scavenger hunt of sorts. We then had a formal introduction and welcoming by the Cameroonian Minister of Youth Affairs and we ended the day with a dinner discussion with Professor Daniel Abwa on the history and geography of Cameroon. All of the participants--Cameroonian and American--are engaged and excited about the interactions they have already made in the first day and will make in the days to come.