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March 24th 2008 by KelseyD
Hello again everyone! I hope this post finds you all well. Things in Ghana have been waning a bit. This past week I think I hi the bottom of the study abroad S-curve that everyone teaches you about before you leave on your academic adventure. In the beginning of the trip everything was exciting and it was sensory overload all the time. However, this past week I started to get frustrated with everything in this country. When I was eating oatmeal for the umpteenth time for breakfast, I began to get angry that there wasn't enough dietary variety here. When I was sitting in my Poverty and Rural Development lecture, I began to get frustrated about not being able to understand the professor and resented the fact that despite our very long reading list, the professor has not once yet mentioned where we can find the readings. My internship has frustrated me because it has pointed out my poor English teaching skills, and finally I realized that I'm dirty all the time. Really, everything here is covered in dust, dirt, grime, germs, and anything else icky you can possibly imagine. I wanted to pull my hair out by Thursday when I
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March 24th 2008 - Bella: African Mountains
Hi Kelsey, climbing mountains in hot Africa is quite the challenge, isn't it? I climbed in Mali, in Burkina Faso, in Ghana and Ethiopia with my brother who is a mountain guide and even from his point of view, simply because the trails are not so well done, and they go quickly up and are quite the challenge even for people with experience and the sweat is incredible... I really know what you mean, I've been through it all but remember the feeling once you got to do it! If you get to do some african dance, you might get the same feeling, I've never sweat so much in my life, I was dancing 3-4 times a week, 3 hours a day, with Gasco's group and as you know, ghanaian dance is quite intense when you really get involved! Thanks for the pictures, it feels good to get away and reconnect with Nature... You are lucky you have your group, I came alone 3 years ago, and so I've been living a different experience, almost strictly with ghanaians, it's been amazing, and I actually never miss home, but I did miss having a friend who could truly understand me and I did come accross a few foereigners who made my day a few times!!! Happy Easter, here in montreal, we are celebrating it under 4 feet of snow at least!!! Cheers, Bella
March 25th 2008 - Susie: I can't even imagine!
As I am looking at your pictures in the mountain area, I can't help but wonder what kind of creepy critter is out there in the jungleish area you are walking in! I sent you an email. Hope you get it. You go girl! Take good care of yourself!
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March 24th 2008 - Bella: African Mountains
Hi Kelsey, climbing mountains in hot Africa is quite the challenge, isn't it? I climbed in Mali, in Burkina Faso, in Ghana and Ethiopia with my brother who is a mountain guide and even from his point of view, simply because the trails are not so well done, and they go quickly up and are quite the challenge even for people with experience and the sweat is incredible... I really know what you mean, I've been through it all but remember the feeling once you got to do it! If you get to do some african dance, you might get the same feeling, I've never sweat so much in my life, I was dancing 3-4 times a week, 3 hours a day, with Gasco's group and as you know, ghanaian dance is quite intense when you really get involved! Thanks for the pictures, it feels good to get away and reconnect with Nature... You are lucky you have your group, I came alone 3 years ago, and so I've been living a different experience, almost strictly with ghanaians, it's been amazing, and I actually never miss home, but I did miss having a friend who could truly understand me and I did come accross a few foereigners who made my day a few times!!! Happy Easter, here in montreal, we are celebrating it under 4 feet of snow at least!!! Cheers, Bella
March 25th 2008 - Susie: I can't even imagine!
As I am looking at your pictures in the mountain area, I can't help but wonder what kind of creepy critter is out there in the jungleish area you are walking in! I sent you an email. Hope you get it. You go girl! Take good care of yourself!
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