Friday May 30, 2008

by Richard

Today drew to a close the last volunteer day of the second week we have in Ghana. We will be saying farewell to several of our teammates this weekend but will forever hold our memories together close to our heart.

The day started at 7:00 with a great breakfast and the excitement of what was sure to be a great day of volunteering and sport. By 8:00 the teachers had headed off to their respective classes while the rest of the group took a break from assisting in the clinics to lend some helping hands at the construction site.

The construction of the new school school had progressed quite impressively from where it was when we arrived a couple weeks ago. With about a dozen volunteers working we made another sizeable dent in the pile of blocks and could appreciate the buildings beginning to take shape.

By noon the construction workers and teachers conversed on the futbol field to take on one of the local school teams. A huge turnout of younger school children were on hand to watch the match and cheer us all on. While our team came up short in goals we put up a valiant effort and had a lot of fun entertaining the crowd!

We retreated to the comforts of the guest house just in time for a festive lunch of red red, fried plantains, and plenty of cold water. At 3:00 part of the group headed back to Senchi Ferry to visit the homes of some school children while the rest of the group was in the middle of an extended nap or otherwise recouperating from the long day outdoors. We were all back together at 7:00 for one last dinner. Afterwards, we gathered together in the commons and viewed a beautiful slide show summary of the previous two weeks followed by free-time and relaxation.

“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just” Abraham Lincoln