When Jim learned that she wanted to learn to cut Western hair, he immediately promised to teach her how.  With MY HAIR!  Being the perfectionist that he is, I really wasn't worried.  So the day finally came when I needed another haircut and she came for her first lesson.  While she has training in styling Cameroonian hair, weaving in the synthetic hair they are so fond of, making the tiny corn rows that have been popular for generations, and etc., she had never even combed Western hair before.  In case you didn't know, our hair is quite different.  She was enthralled with all that Jim taught her.  But he only actually let her do a tiny bit of cutting.  It will take a few hair cuts to bring her up to speed.

And then it was my turn.  Jim took his turn in the chair and I showed her how to cut using electric clippers.  This was not so foreign to her.  Since she was catching on quite quickly, I let her do all but the finishing work on his haircut.  She went back home well satisfied with lesson #1 and eagerly looking forward to next month.  Someday she will be able to earn a living with this new skill.