Surprize... children in Azua actually own clothes... they wear them on Christmas!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
hot season is here...
Time has flown these past few months! This past fall I was busy in training and then had an awsome trip with my parents and brother to Spain and Italy. After we were there they all came to join me in Ghana for about a week and a half. It was great to travel with them becasue I got to see alot of places in Ghana I havent had the chance to visit. We went to Wli waterfalls outside of Hohoe and went hiking there, we got to stay by the Akosombo Dam and visit the slave castle in Elmina. They also got to come and visit my site and meet all the people I am living and working with. We had a busy trip but also got to do alot!
Since then we had an All-Volunteers conference, I got to experience the Presidential Elections here in Ghana and we celebrated Christmas in Azua (on Jan.2, not sure why). I look at the things I have accomplished since then and it doesnt really seem like alot, but everything in Ghana just takes so long. Traveling is a pain becasue of waiting for the car to fill can take half the day, meetings can take hours just because people dont come on time and you have to keep waiting for ppl to show up, just buying groceries takes a day of biking to market, interacting with each individual market women, "enjoying market" with friends and then a hour bike ride home again. The pace of life is definately alot slower here! Im now filling my days with HIV programs at the schools in the surrounding communities, working on a literacy project at the local primary school, meeting with the women's group, helping to find new sites in the area for volunteers and organizing education about and planting Moringa in the community.
It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone and I know these last 8 months or so will go by even faster! I cant wait to see everyone and always love getting updates from home. Thanks for all the cards and notes, especially for Christmas! Take care and hope I can write more soon.
Since then we had an All-Volunteers conference, I got to experience the Presidential Elections here in Ghana and we celebrated Christmas in Azua (on Jan.2, not sure why). I look at the things I have accomplished since then and it doesnt really seem like alot, but everything in Ghana just takes so long. Traveling is a pain becasue of waiting for the car to fill can take half the day, meetings can take hours just because people dont come on time and you have to keep waiting for ppl to show up, just buying groceries takes a day of biking to market, interacting with each individual market women, "enjoying market" with friends and then a hour bike ride home again. The pace of life is definately alot slower here! Im now filling my days with HIV programs at the schools in the surrounding communities, working on a literacy project at the local primary school, meeting with the women's group, helping to find new sites in the area for volunteers and organizing education about and planting Moringa in the community.
It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone and I know these last 8 months or so will go by even faster! I cant wait to see everyone and always love getting updates from home. Thanks for all the cards and notes, especially for Christmas! Take care and hope I can write more soon.
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