Batcaves...

Life as a PCT is going well. Im enjoying my time with my homestay family and training. Right now we are working on small projects in the community. I am going to do some prenatal nutrition education at the clinic, working with the nurses there. This week we also planned and carried out health education classes in the local primany and middle school. Joe, Mike and I were given the youngest class we worked with- 4th grade. we were hoping to use a translator since their english isnt too good at that level, but there wasnt anyone there to translate so we did our best. We talked about how to stay healthy by washing ur hands and when we sould wash our hands. They all got to practice, we gave them candy and then we learned a fun song... If you wash your hands with soap clap ur hands *to the tune of if ur happy and u know it*. It was fun and they enjoyed it! Next week we are also going back to teach a lesson on HIV/AIDS.



This past weekend we went on a trip to the batcaves in a near by town. It was great but they forgot to mention the 5 hour hike that went along with the excursion. Kinda reminded me of my weekend with adele on the appalation trail! it was super hot and er ended up basically crawling through the bat caves and coming out covered in mud. To get out of the cave we had the scale a 15 foot wall, basically climbing up the vines. When i got home that night, my homestay mother was so concerned with how dirty I was that she called over the family and the neighbors to look at me and sent me to bathe right away! Ghanaians are very clean, they think its stange when we dont like to bathe at least twice a day haha!



On Saturday we are leaving for our fieldtrip. I am giong with a group of 8 trainees to the eastern region. We will be staying with a current volunteer there and working on some projects but havent been told too much yet. Well... thats about it for now... THanks to everyone who has sent me letters, keep them coming its a big deal in training to get mail!!!