Blogs from Akrokerri, Ashanti, Ghana, Africa - page 3

3/15/09 This week has been abnormal to say the least, but I am finding that weeks like this occur quite frequently so I am accustomed to expect the unexpected. As you all know, last Friday was Ghana’s Independence Day, and as a result the following Monday was a national holiday and there was no school. In the past 2 weeks, the school has officially had 4 days off, but in reality, many students took even more days off. On Tuesday there was inter-school girls’ volleyball. Since I am not scheduled to teach on Tuesdays I took the opportunity to go watch the competition. Last year the event was held at ABSEC, but this year it was held at Christ the King Catholic SHS in Obuasi. Last year our girls took second at the event and advanced ... read more

3/1/09 Whether you can believe it or not, it’s already March and yet another month has passed. This week has not been a typical week as far as school goes. The mid-term break started on Thursday, which means that mid-term exams had to be given this week. The mid-term break and testing has been posted on the schedule of the term so I knew that it was supposed to happen this week. I was hoping to get one period of teaching in this week before giving the mid-term exam to my classes, but plans rarely go the way you hope in Ghana. On Monday on my way to teach my first class, I was surprised to see most of the students out of their classrooms. I was then informed by fellow teachers that they were holding ... read more

2/10/09 Hey peoples, how’s it going? I just realized as I typed the date that I have been in Ghana for 8 months today. It seems like just yesterday I was stepping off the plane for the first time in Ghana. It also seems like I’ve been here forever at times though. Now that I’m back in the full swing of school, it seems like the weeks are just flying by. I’m finding that I either have absolutely nothing to do or I am extremely busy. There doesn’t seem to be a medium ground for teachers in the Peace Corps. This last week was much better than the previous one and I was even more busy than usual. Last week I scheduled to be one of the masters on duty. It is the master on duty’s ... read more

1/25/09 Hey everybody. It has been over a month since my last blog entry and I’m really sorry I’ve been slacking lately. The last month was pretty hectic, but I’m back in the swing of things at site so I’ll be getting back to my routine of trying to write something every week. As most of you know, I came back to America for Christmas. My trip didn’t start off too well thanks to flight delays, missed connections, and snow in Seattle. I was extremely lucky to get a flight out of New York and even luckier when my flight was diverted to Salt Lake City where my wonderful girlfriend picked me up so I could get some sleep, food and take a shower. All in all I think I arrived in Seattle only 14 hours ... read more

11/30/08 All I can say is that the last two weeks have been a blur. I am emotionally and physically exhausted. I guess I’ll just pick up where I left off last time. As most of you all know, I made a short visit home to go to my Grandma Viv’s funeral. My flight was supposed to leave Accra at 10:30 am on Wednesday and I was supposed to get into Seattle a little before midnight that same day. Things did not go as planned though. We boarded the Delta flight on time and just before we were about to taxi from the gate the pilot said that there was a problem with the satellite communication antenna and that they were going to reposition the plane to try and fix the problem. After moving the plane ... read more