I forgot to add one of the gems from our bus ride yesterday; We kept passing signs that read "Overspeeding Kills". Apparently speeding is fine, but they have to draw a line somewhere!
Ali and Sarah put together the following summary of the day:
Today we woke up and had orientation where
we learned all about Ghanaian culture and expected behavior in the
community. Orientation included a
tour of our boundaries, where we are staying is a beach resort, so the beach is
100 yards away. After orientation
we had lunch (most of our meals are a mix between American and Ghanaian) and
then headed to our school sites and then local markets. Sarah, Gray, Molly and Mary are
all at one school and Ali and Karen are at another school. The children were so excited to see all
of the girls and they started singing songs about yevus (white men). At the markets we found fabric that we
wanted to be made into bags, pants or dresses. Sarah and Gray chose to make a skirt, Mary chose to make a
skirt and a bag, Molly chose to make two bags and a dress and Ali chose to make
a bag. Karen is going for the pants, bag and backpack. Once we had met with the
seamstresses about our new clothing we returned to home base. Some had reflection time and others played
card games on the patio. After
dinner we learned how to make blocks (cement bricks) and how to teach 40-60 primary
school kids. We had Steven, one of
the GLA assistants give a quick tutorial on how to make these cement blocks that
will be used for making a barrier around one school and a canteen in another school. We were all exhausted and wanted to go
to bed at 8:00 but were told we couldn’t until 10:00. Its 8:30 and it has been a long day!
The internet is incredibly slow and on and off - very hard time trying to load photos. Will give it another shot tomorrow :-)
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