Sunday, June 8, 2008
Final night in the states
Well, tonight is the official last night I will sleep in the good ol' US of A. My staging event here in Philly has been quite fun and exciting. I seemed to have lucked out with the people in my group (or perhaps every PC group is full of great people), everyone is quite nice, and I've definately enjoyed myself. Tomorrow after getting shots, we board a bus to Newark and you know the rest. I am unbelievably excited, which I think is inevitable after talking about Ghana for the last two days straight, and I want you all to know that I am doing well. This is the last time I will have computer access for awhile, but I'll write as soon as I do. I love you all, and miss you.
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This is me at the Amsterdam airport after far too many hours without sleep! I didn't realize quite how scary I look in the picture until I posted it...but I think it's funny.
This was one of the first meals I ate with my homestay family. I soon figured out that it was not customary for Ghanaians to eat together like this (they were just doing it as a sort of introduction to the family) and I ended up eating most of the meals over the next 10 weeks alone, which I was totally ok with. It also is not customary to talk while eating in Ghana (due to the abundant amount of spices used in the food, they are afraid they will choke if they try and talk while eating) so eating alone is virtually the same experience anyways.
Here is a pic of me and the girls at a spot. Check out the gigantic beers they serve here (for only 1 Ghana Cedi too!).
I took this picture while riding in a car on the way to Bote Waterfalls. At first I was like "shoot I think I accidently got those people that we were passing in the photo", but once I saw it I thought it was a really cool pic.
This is Kukurantumi, the town where I had training. It is right before the daily rain...
A kiss for you!
5 comments:
You are missed already! Guess I will have to find a new running/hashing buddy until you get back. I will probably just go it alone until you get back though. Cannot wait to hear what it is like over there.
Pat
I miss you! I know that you are gonna have an amazing time! I love you!
Hope
BTW...that pic is hilarious. What were we doing that night...(:
Fans of Diana - thought you might like to read the email from the Ghana Peace Corps rep letting us know that Diana arrived safely:
The new teacher trainees arrived safely in Accra last night. They all are a bit tired from the trip, but we have them fully engaged in the first phase of training here in Accra.
Today there was a welcome ceremony with staff and religious leaders, then we did a brief introduction on administrative procedures, medical interviews, a tour of the office, photo ID cards - all before lunch. This afternoon we travel to the Ministry of Education for a courtesy call with the Minister of Education and his senior management team. Later on this evening there is a welcome reception for the trainees at Ambassador Bridgewater’s residence and then they’ll return to where they are staying at a local university on the outskirts of Accra.
The remainder of the week will include additional orientation sessions and preparations for the weekend trip they will be taking to spend a few days with a current Peace Corps Volunteer. During the first few weeks the trainees will be very busy and will have limited opportunities to access the internet or phones. It usually takes a few weeks for them to get settled in, so don’t worry if you don’t here from them for some time – no news is good news!
Peace Corps Ghana staff are very energized to have the new group here and we are looking forward to getting to know them during the next 10 weeks of training. Thank you for providing moral support to your friends and family members as they embark on their Peace Corps service here in Ghana. We are very excited that they have arrived safely and in good spirits!
Fans of Diana - thought you guys might enjoy reading the email letting us know Diana arrived safely in Ghana:
The new teacher trainees arrived safely in Accra last night. They all are a bit tired from the trip, but we have them fully engaged in the first phase of training here in Accra.
Today there was a welcome ceremony with staff and religious leaders, then we did a brief introduction on administrative procedures, medical interviews, a tour of the office, photo ID cards - all before lunch. This afternoon we travel to the Ministry of Education for a courtesy call with the Minister of Education and his senior management team. Later on this evening there is a welcome reception for the trainees at Ambassador Bridgewater’s residence and then they’ll return to where they are staying at a local university on the outskirts of Accra.
The remainder of the week will include additional orientation sessions and preparations for the weekend trip they will be taking to spend a few days with a current Peace Corps Volunteer. During the first few weeks the trainees will be very busy and will have limited opportunities to access the internet or phones. It usually takes a few weeks for them to get settled in, so don’t worry if you don’t here from them for some time – no news is good news!
Peace Corps Ghana staff are very energized to have the new group here and we are looking forward to getting to know them during the next 10 weeks of training. Thank you for providing moral support to your friends and family members as they embark on their Peace Corps service here in Ghana. We are very excited that they have arrived safely and in good spirits!
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