Blogs from Woe, Volta, Ghana, Africa

Ryan's Personal Journal Entery: Feb 10th, 2006 I can hear the first few drops of rain on the tin roofs as I write this. In Ghana the rain does not come often, but it makes a grand show when it does. The rain now comes in full drenching quantities. You can here the music of the downpour as it beats down on the rusted roofs. While nearly deafening in decibels, it is the sound that sooths the thirsty ground and cools my sweaty skin. The tropical deluge continues to increase as the palm trees sway heavily in the winds. A crouding group below never takes there eyes off the soccer match on the TV someone has brought out to the porch. This show of rain and wind is just another part of the daily life, ... read more

Maa che! (Good Morning) We are really diving head first into our project. This past weekend was the annual confrence in which all the current and new libraries are required to attend in order to recieve new books and be eligable for funding. We have meet a lot of great people over the past few days! The confrence talked about how to run and keep-up a library as well as a talk on AIDS/HIV education. This is a unique glimpse into how buisness in conducted in Africa! The confrence ended in auctioning of computers and radios in order to pay for the mounting expenses of shipping 26,000 books and medical supplies 4,000 miles across the Altantic. Everythine went very well. We were also inivited to attend a funeral. A member of Hilda's family passed away in ... read more