Blogs from Ho, Volta, Ghana, Africa - page 6

Woke up (sleeping on the floor...gross!) after the concierge called three times before 7:00. We finally left for Kokrobite and faced awful traffic when leaving Accra. When we did arrive to Big Milly's Backyard, I must say that I was not impressed. The ocean was filthy and our room stunk like pee, but hey, it's Africa! We hit the beach immediately and I played with a rasta's son named Ayi. We played in the ocean and he repeated absolutely everything I said. The weather was cloudy but being this close to the equator you tan anyways. When we ate dinner I met a guy from England who is travelling from France all the way down to South Africa and will be climbing five mountains and running five marathons on the way to raise money for charity. ... read more

When I woke up today I had absolutely no desire to go to Christ Orphanage. This is the first morning this has happened to this extent. However, I did go, and I'm obviously glad I went. Rudolph, the 8 year old who was sent to the ER yesterday, is fine. They're not quite sure what was wrong with him but he is doing amazing today which is wonderful. Seeing what he was like yesterday was really scary. Raymond the headmaster taught the youngest class today and, as always, did a phenomenal job. He went around to each child and made them introduce themselves in English to the rest of the class. Each time a kid completed this task we did this funny little applause thing that is honestly one of the cutest things I've ever seen. ... read more

Woke up and was off to Christ Orphanage for the start of a LONG week. It was actually the most fun day I've had there so far. Raymond the headmaster taught the youngest class. He's an excellent teach and comes up with things to keep their attention that I wouldn't even think about. I took video of the kids and they nearly fell over dead when they saw themselves on video...I don't think they knew there is any such thing as a video camera. After Christ I ran into town with Matt, Teal, and Diana. I picked up a dress from the tailor and it's hideous...I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. We bought FanMilk (Ghanian ice cream) from a guy riding a bike, and less than a minute later, Matt pointed ... read more

Woke up to a HOT WATER SHOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We ate breakfast on the beach at our hotel and headed off to our canopy tour, which is a bridge tour walking basically ABOVE the entire jungle. It was so cool to see. The view exceeded any expectations I had for the trip. Every tourist place has "volunteer" rates, so all tours cost a fraction of the price that they do for regular tourists...it's awesome. When we got back home we ate lunch. I had grilled barracuda which was pretty interesting. We laid around all afternoon; the ocean is crazy. It's weird to think that a beach this spectacular is hidden in a country like Ghana. The waves at the beach were out of control. They take you in and make it impossible to get out. Good thing I'm ... read more

Christ Orphanage was crazy today! I don't know what was wrong, but all of the kids were acting funny and seemed to have issues. After Christ, I ran errands with Dallas Michelle to the fabric store, stationery store, post office, jewelry store, etc. She bought me a necklace so I can remember her which I thought was super sweet. Hottest day again so far, I swear :) And I've also noticed that when I run into white people here that I don't know personally they are really uncomfortable and unfriendly, although I have no idea why. When I run into white people I always give them a smile and a shoutout just because it's not an everyday occurrence! At night we went to a "lounge" called Lips for a last get together as Dallas Michelle is ... read more