Hi Everyone, I cannot believe that I am leaving Ghana tomorrow night. I've finished my exams and more and more people from my program are leaving everyday. My first housemate left on Thursday morning, my roommate left on Friday morning and all but four of us are leaving tonight. It is so difficult for me to say goodbye to all the close friends I've made and it will be hard to adjust to life without them. It will be sad not to have Brendan walking around shirtless, Lizzy experimenting with food in the kitchen, Suni and Pete bantering, Natalie asking advice [View Full Entry]

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On Monday Jordan and I had planned to go to the Egyptian Antiquities Museum and so got up early and worked our way down Tallat Harb to one of the main squares in Cairo: Midan Tahrir. From the square you can see the American University in Cairo, where I almost studied abroad, along with both fancy Hilton hotels, a Sheraton Hotel, an Inter-Continental Hotel, Cairo's main public administrative building, and of course the museum. The building was bright pink and as we approached the gate and bought our tickets, masses of tour groups gathered outside the main entrance. We decided to [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, I hope this post finds you all well. I myself have some very exciting things to report. My friend Jordan and I got back on Thursday evening after spending an exotic week in Egypt! After weeks of stress, sending countless faxes and being put on hold by grumpy travel agents, we found ourselves on and EgyptAir plane flying to Egypt on the 22nd. We arrived in Cairo around 8:30am on Friday morning after our sleepless flight. After paying the $15 for a tourist visa and exchanging our money into Egyptian Pounds (exchange rate about 5.3 EGP to 1 USD) [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! I apologize for not posting anything last week. Unfortunately I had o pictures to put up and nothing noteworthy to report. This past week however proved most interesting. It was the last week of classes and so I spent my time running around making sure I didn't miss anything important regarding my classes and finals, seeing as how oburonis are usually the last to find out that their finals dates and times have been changed. However, in between running around, I received some great news. About two months ago I applied for a grant to a UK based organization [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, Not much happened this past week. Hot, dry weather, classes, the usual. However, Wednesday was the last real day I got to spend with the girls at my internship. Hopefully I'll be able to visit them once or twice more before I have to leave, however, just in case I took lots of pictures and said some informal goodbyes. After distributing some school supplies and candy we brought for the girls and putting up a badly needed world map, I informed the girls that they would later be receiving some school supplies sent from high school teachers, students, and [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, First off I want to apologize to those of you who have sent me comments on my blog. If I have not responded to you it is because I figured out how to respond to messages, but not comments and have just realized it. But thank you just the same for sending them, I love to read them. This past week went by frighteningly fast. On Monday I pulled myself out of homesickness by listening to catchy tunes by Queen, Crosby Stills and Nash, CCR, and other up-beat bands. At my internship I was very entertained by the girls [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, I hope this post finds you all well. This last week proved to be a bit stressful. I assumed that my previous weekend of travel would recharge me, however, due to my menstrual cycle, two midterms, and getting drenched in torrential downpour every other day, I started this week with a flare up of homesickness. Even though I absolutely love Ghana and wouldn't change this experience for anything, it's the little things from home I miss. Things like making cooking with my mother, having dinner-table conversations with my family, and taking hot showers and not starting to sweat [View Full Entry]

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Hello All, Not much happened this week. Classes, registering for next semester, midterms, etc. However, I did have an inspiring experience at my internship. Wednesday's we hold praise and worship due to the fact that the school is run by a reverend and his wife. Usually there are some songs, a sermon, and a lot of praying, although, on some days we are graced with a performance by the choir. This past Wednesday, the choir sang three songs and they were all enjoyable in their own ways, however, the last song was sung by a soloist. She is a girl appropriately [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, I cannot believe that I have hit the halfway point here in Ghana. These last two months have absolutley flown by. Looking back on what the first few days were like when I first got here, I can't believe how far I've come. In those first few weeks, it seemed that when into the future there was only the dark abyss of time and the unknown. Now looking into the future, I can see the end of the tunnel. I have to register this week for classes for next semester at home, and that has made me realize that [View Full Entry]

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Hello to All, Unfortunately this will be a shorter blog seeing as I am extremely tired and the internet cafe is going to be closing soon. This week proved enlightening. After my last blog entry I received quite a few messages about me being a little homesick. All of them were extremely supportive and uplifting. It's so wonderful to know that I have such a wonderful and caring support network back home. I realized this week, after most of my frustrations had drained away, that during my time here I have grown and am continuing to grow so much. My perspective [View Full Entry]

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