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taking the game as a kind of war ... I just want to have fun and the other players to have fun with me.
“In Cameroon there is a basketball court near my home, but mostly people play soccer. There is an African National Championship for people under 15-years-old. I was tall for my age — I wasn’t good — but I was tall. I played one game with that championship. After that my father didn’t want me to play, so I stopped. Basketball will help me to have scholarships to study in the U.S., but I don’t plan to make it my job. I want to be a computer engineer in information systems.”
Wakefield CDS is known for quiet halls and an emphasis on academics, but also for a family atmosphere and warm interaction between students of all ages. Namvou appears to have taken to this rhythm as well.
When asked to compare his school experience in Africa to that at WCDS he says, “It’s totally different... all is different. In my former school there are at least 100 students per class. You are not allowed to speak, in or out of the classroom. We have 25 periods, and class is held from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a 13 minute break for lunch. In my country, if you have to repeat a class, that’s all for you... it’s
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