Hello
again,
I
can't believe it is already week 3. Time sure does fly by here.
At
the end of last week and the beginning of this week, I transitioned from
working one-on-one with the nursery students to working one-on-one with an
older, new student. The adolescent boy just moved to Accra from the
eastern Volta region. He does not know his numbers, letters, and barely
knows English. Thus, it has been a major challenge to try to catch him up
with even the nursery students.
Some
of the fun things I've checked out in Accra this past week are the Makola
Cultural and Art Market. I took a drumming lesson and visited Nima (a
slum within Accra). In Nima, we checked out a French/English school and
met with a Togolese chief. It was fascinating to hear the story of his
people's emigration from Togo to Ghana and to hear more about the
immigration hub-cap of Accra.
This
past weekend, the four other program members and I travelled 3 hours
in a tro tro (an overstuffed van) and took a boat to a remote beach area where
the Volta lake and Atlantic Ocean meet. There was no one else at the
resort and it was incredibly relaxing to lounge in the sun, read, and journal
all weekend.
Still
loving life out in Ghana!
Best,
Jess
P.S.
I attached a picture of the welcome from the French/English school, Hannah and
I with the Togolese chief and children in his tribe, and of my drum lesson.
I
forgot to forward along the new volunteer website for Future Leaders UCC.
I am quoted on the home page and am in the first picture under 2012. :)
Neat
to be having such an impact out here!
Jess
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