Blogs from Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, Africa - page 10

After our final meeting with the board and manager of the University of Education - Winneba Credit Union, we picked up Anna (a Canadian CCA worker) and headed back to Accra. We expected to be met by Shaun and Lucille (the coaches who remained in Accra as their assignment) and were surprised and happy to see most of the coaches had arrived back at the Central Hotel. Even Damien and Kristen were to arrive soon and they were travelling down from WA (really far north). The only coaches that would not arrive until Thursday afternoon were Larry and Doug who would be coming down from Kumansi. We all went out for great pizza at a place called Mama Mia's. The conversation was fast paced and energetic! We all had such incredible stories to share. It was ... read more

We’ve now been in Ghana for almost a week, and it’s starting to feel much more like home. It’s been busy getting settled in and getting started at the hospital. We’ve also had a fair bit of time for sightseeing and exploring. Military 37 is incredible. It was built to care for casualties from the Congo, but is now a military and civilian hospital. Most of the nurses are Ghanaian army officers, but there are also some civilian nurses. They have been very accommodating, allowing us to pick and choose our placements. I will be spending 3 weeks on each of the following units: Trauma emergency/surgery, Maternity/Neonatal ICU, and Psychiatry. Our contact at the hospital is a Lt. Col named Sally, who is a good friend of Bev’s and an invaluable resource. She’s even arranged for ... read more

What a big day we had. We went to the Art Market after another great breakfast. This time we had butter and Apricot jam with our toast. The jam was very tangy and thick. Normally, I'm not an Apricot jam kind of girl, but this was exceptional. We headed out in a convoy of three taxis to the market. The sellers at this particular market are quite aggressive because the competition for the tourists' dollars is very fierce. I was told on more than one occassion that I was the first customer of the day for a particular seller. It is good luck to "make" the first sale of the day and that luck travels with the buyer as well. It must really have been my lucky day. I got some great gifts (I can't say ... read more

Well, it is the end of a very busy hot day. I slept right until my alarm, which was so great. We all had breakfast of coffee, spanish omlet, toast, cream cheese and orange juice. It was wonderful. We went to the Foreign exchange bureau and got some Ghanain Cedis and went back to the hotel. We freshened up a bit and then were picked up by CUA staff to be taken to CUA House (Ghana Credit Union Association) head office. There were formal presentations, question answer periods, a break for Tea and then a presentation from one of CUA's head officers explaining to us the history and mission of the Ghana Credit Union Association. It was incredible to be back at CUA House again after three years. Some of the staff had changed and many ... read more

Hello! So I’ve been in Ghana for a little over a week now, and its been pretty great so far. We had orientation for Monday to Wednesday last week, and even though it did answer a bunch of questions, there are still a lot of things we all don’t know about our placements… but that’s just how it is around here. No one is really in a rush to give you answers. You will find out when you need to. Ok. Sure. Haha But I am off to Fotobi this afternoon, so then I will finally get to put everything together, and hopefully get an idea of what I might really be doing. But other than work stuff, its been an interesting week! I had my first (of many) bucket shower when the water went out ... read more