October team arrives in Ghana!

Quote of the day:

“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked pensively. “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” –Trina Paulus

Journal by: Janine

We began our experience in Ghana by meeting one another at the airport. I had arrived a day early so I met the team consisting of Amo and Sonia first. As we waited for the next teammate I chatted about her experience with Global Volunteers with a past traveler, Sonia, who was leaving that evening. A little while later Rick had come through the gates. He had a box, which was full of toy cars for the kids, and his bag that had ripped while traveling. We introduced ourselves and piled into the taxi. Both Rick and I have never traveled to Ghana so this was a brand new experience for the two of us and very eager to get started on our journey. A short ride later, the airport view hotel was in front of us. We retired to our rooms. Rick went for a walk and Janine emailed her family. We later met for dinner. Rick and I learnt more about the program. After dinner it was time for Sonia to catch her plane. So we said our goodbyes.

Later that evening Rick, Amo and I sat at the pool and chatted for a short while. Before bed we agreed breakfast for 8 am. We, then, headed off to bed. Rick could not sleep and was up all night.