Ghana Team Journal


Thursday, November 3, 2011

Journal by: Jim Leslie

Our group of intrepid Global Volunteers had a good day on this our fifth full day in New Akrade. After two frustrating work sessions, Gary and Dan were able to get a fast start this morning and completed half of the second floor. Gary decision’s to purchase a wheelbarrow really speeded up completion of that second floor. By morning’s end, both Gary and Dan looked as if they had been in a mud bath.

For Billie, today was an opportunity to use her nursing skills as she worked in the health care clinic weighing close to fifty infants. This work gave Billie some important insights into the state of public health care in Ghana, insights that were shared with the rest of the group at the dinner table. Meanwhile Judy and Arla felt that the primary school kids behaved well enough to use the frisbees that they had brought, while Jim enjoyed his increased teaching opportunities at the junior high school.

Finally, no trip to West Africa would be complete without a visit to “na makit”, in this case the one in nearby Akosombo that we went to in the early afternoon. With Esther’s help, Judy, Arla, Billie, and Dan all bought fabrics in gorgeous West African colors and patterns that a seamstress will use to create some lovely clothes for them. Our full day ended with another delicious meal and some good natured kidding of Amo about his family of six brothers and no sisters. Their mother must have been a miracle worker to raise that many boys.


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