Ready, Set, Go!

On your mark, get set, go.. yes we’re off on our second week of volunteer work in Ghana.  Lyn and Roberta returned to their schools from last week, Emily to the Clinic and Roger and Ann did work this week at the Catholic school.  I passed out the cards made by 4^th grade students at a Catholic school where I substitute, and they read the cards, enjoyed the fact that some had US/Ghana flags on them, but loved the individual pictures of the students.  My Ghana class in turn made cards today, and I took pictures, will develop them and get them to the US students before school is out this year.  While I was doing this Roberta was learning the grading system of the schools here, Roger and Ann were “getting their feet wet” in a new school environment and Emily continued to register patients and worked in the examination room.

We left right at 11:45 for home as our lunch was scheduled for 12:15 due to our afternoon plans.  Lunch was perfect: salad, chicken/French fries, fruit.  Then we were off to the market place – the big market filled with everything from “soup to nuts.”  Materials, clothing, foods that were fresh: grains, fruit, vegetables, dried fish and spices, grains, pots and pans, personal and household items charcoal and jump ropes.  Yes, Ann bought a jump rope for recess time tomorrow, Emily and I bought material for sewing projects.  We visited the market for about an hour and a half.  Roger, however, finished in about 20 minutes! 

Home again for some R and R, however, the power has been off and on quite often, and this was followed by a roll of thunder, after which the “heavens let loose” and did we have a Tropical Rainfall?  The power seems to have returned on a regular basis with the rain – this is a good thing! No air, no fan, no refrig, no lights.  Are we spoiled?  Perhaps, but these things are nice to have in Ghana where it is hot and humid and where we like our water cold!!!! 

We had 7:00 supper, and again enjoyed by all.  Proceeded to keep Pam up until almost 9:00 talking over some “hints” from her that we might all love. 

“Education is not just the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire for future dreams. 

I have very much enjoyed working with this volunteer team as I feel we have been a team “moving together” for this purpose.  Continued good work, be well, and will indeed keep in touch. 

Lyn