Finally...pictures!!!

Finally, finally, finally!!! I think I have figured out how to post pictures so you could see them. I have really tried hard during the past four months. First, they were too big. Then my computer charger died. Finally I have my computer charger and I uploaded all onto my computer to compress them. Then, they were too small to post on this site. Then...I found snapfish and it worked (I think). The only annoying part is that you have to create an account to see the pics. Sorry. Also, I think they are all a bit fuzzy. (or maybe it's my eyes). I've posted 200 from the nearly 1000 I've taken so far. As I add more, I will create new albums so you don't have to look at them all again.

The link for the pics is here:

http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=237121200142542047/l=343161259/g=5434975/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

If this doesn't work, let me know: I will send you a personal email inviting you to view my pictures.

I'm enjoying the last few days of the holiday vacation. Katy and I are in Nkoranza this weekend. There's a (somewhat) fast internet cafe and she's working on college scholarships and I'm working on...well, posting my pictures. We stayed at the orphanage guest house last night. We had a really cool room called "The Rock House" and one of the walls and the entire floor was made of rock. They just built a room around this beautiful rock formation. It was cool! We watched movies on my computer and ate cookies! So fun! We felt American for a minute! The only downfall was an accidental suicide sufferered by a local lizard. It seems it was crawling up the wall of the room a few days prior when one of it's front legs got stuck. It died right there stuck to the wall. It was hanging there dehydrating when we arrived. We just left it. This morning, though, it became unstuck and was crumpled on the rock ledge below the wall.

The weather has cooled down significantly. The winds from the north are bringing cool breezes and lots of dust. I'll take it, though.

The new volunteers have arrived. Klara is 18 and from Spain. She's rockin some major dreads and piercings. Ryan is a 27-year-old artist/skater from St. Louis. He talks like Eminem. And Nicole. She's a nurse from small-town Republican Michigan. I'm sure we'll all get along just fine.

School starts again on Tuesday. I have mixed feelings about it. I've had such a great time this past month, enjoying traveling around and having so much free time. I may talk to Dada about adjusting my schedule a bit. Not sure how...just thinking...

And on another note...exciting times coming up. Ghana is hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (soccer) this year. Aminu and his friends have scored tickets for us to all attend the opening ceremony next Sunday in Accra. I am so excited!!!

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