First, I want to apologize for the delay since my last entry. Life has been....well....life in Africa, I guess. Everytime in the past when I've sat down to write a blog I've had so very much that has gone on that I don't know where to start at all, so I draw a blank. So much happens just in one day here, I can't possibly figure out what to write. So, this week I decided I'm going to try and write like a paragraph a day in my journal, and then just copy it when I finally get around to an internet cafe. Anyways, I just started, so it's pretty short, but here goes....
I started my reading club today. I was expecting 10-15 or so students...but over 70 ended up showing up! I'm happy that so many are serious about learning to read and all...but I'm not sure how I'm gonna handle this many kids running around. Between this club and the TWO subjects (yeah, they have decided that I should teach even more classes), I seriously have my hands full.
I was just taking my "princess" bath (I put the water in the sun all day so its nice and warm...somtimes scalding hot actually) and I noticed that I have gotten my first Ghanaian illness. It seems a rash has spread all over my stomach and left hip. Its somehow minor, probably just heat rash or something. The weather here has suddenly taken a turn for the worse. The hot season has officially begun. You wouldn't believe how danm hot it is! If you dont carry around a rag to wipe your face with at all times, you're gonna be in serious trouble.
I have foregotten what it feels like NOT to sweat. Literally, day or night I'm either dripping wet, or at the very least glistening...and not the good "Oh, you're just glistening today" type of way. It seems that the hamatan was extremely short this year, compared with the previous ones. There was exactly one week where it was cold, and of course, not by the US standards of cold, but to my nicely adjusted body...it was freezing! The heat quickly picked up after that though and it seems the hottest months are yet to come.
It seems God answered the people of Sombo's prayer's today...at least in a small way. In the dead of the heat this afternoon, cumulus clouds began to form. And by dusk we got about 5 whole minutes of rain, the first time in so, so many months. It surprised my beyond belief how the ground/pavement was already dry less than a minute after the rain subsided...you wouldn't believe it unless you saw it.
Amazing books I've read: 'A thousand Splended Suns' is written by the same author as 'Kite Runner'. This one is better though in my opinion (even though I really enjoyed the latter); 'The Poisonwood Bible' scares me because of the crazy similarities between the Congolese people and Ghanaians. Good book, was like reading about my village. 'The Raw Shark Texts', dont know if I mentioned this one before, but it's completely awesome. Great fiction novel, you will not be able to put it donw till you've finished it, for sure.
Ok, love and miss you all!!!
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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!
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Hey Di! I was beginning to wonder when your were going to write next....but then I looked at the schedule of the other postings and figured it would be soon....so you get to enjoy summer 24/7 all day long huh?? Wish I was you...it's freakin freezing here but, of course, no snow....if I'm gonna freeze my balls off, I'd like the appropriate preciptation to go with it. :)
I'm glad to read the good news about your reading class....I can only imagine what kind of difference that is going to make for them.
I have to get started on those books you're recommending...of course, when I walk into the bookstore, I can't think of the title to save my life.
Miss you and can't wait to read your next post.
Love you - Miranda :)
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