In the above video Marie Kimbi, a Cameroon based YouTuber, visits a nursery to buy her first house plant. She says that most people in Cameroon, if they have plants in their homes, have artificial ones. However, she's always wanted to have live house plants. She calls it a dream of hers.
Marie Kimbi grew up poor, but she is a very determined young woman. She attended the Catholic University of Central Africa and is now a registered nurse. In her younger years she worked in The UAE as a maid and nanny. On her about page she writes:
Working in an Arab country as a maid I was told that in my country we live on trees and stay with animals, I was told the reason my skin colour is like this is because am dirty since we don't have good water and nice living environment and lack education. Am here to show to the world that my country despite the fact it's underdeveloped is still beautiful.
Her videos are view into a world we rarely see. The poverty is at a scale that is hard to imagine from an American perspective. Clean water, sanitation and a decent place to live are major concerns for a lot of the people. I first discovered her via a video (first video below) showing the residential slum of Yaoundé where a lot of students live. It is eye opening to say the least.
In her further videos she tours a lot of houses and apartments, most not nearly as grim. She also tours Cameroon, discusses local political and social issues and describes an orphanage she volunteers at. Of course, me being me, I end with a cooking video where she starts in a market buying her ingredients and ends with the cooked meal of fish, vegetables and fufu (a type of corn flour).
Finally, if you're interested she has two videos describing her experiences working in the UAE: Part 1, Part 2. Also, her accent is sometimes very thick, so you might want to turn on captions.
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