WOW it seems like I just posted a blog about it only being 16 days away and now its less than 4 days until I leave! Its almost surreal feeling knowing that its finally happening! Today was a major day because I got my actual placement details! I am being placed with a school/day care that is new to the Cross cultural solutions program. Me and one other girl from the group I am going with are only the second group of people to be volunteering with them. So it is really important for us to make a really big impression for CCS.
The school currently has a population of one hundred and five (105) children with forty in day care, thirty in kindergartens and twenty five the primary school. From what I get from the name and classes taught at the school it is a Christian based school, so that should be nice. Here in the states, religion isn’t taught in “public” schools so I think it will be a very interesting perspective. I’ll be doing everything that evolves kids! This is exactly what I wanted. I’ll be helping with conversational English as well as simple math, games, music, hygiene and everything small in-between.
I’m finally finished packing and throwing in those last minute items. And I don’t know how people can go with only one bag? I tried and tried, just did not work out. So im forced with two bags. Once I get to New York, 6 people will be on my flight to Africa. So it will allow us a good time to visit before the cultural shock. But there will be a total of 16 people arriving the same day as me, not including other people that will have had arrived before us with other groups!
Still not positive as to how I will be updating when im actually in Ghana. Due to the fact that the internet and power can never really be counted on. But I will have a journal to write in every day. And when I am able to log online ill be able to take everyone day by day from what i write down in my hard journal.
Monday, July 27, 2009
So close i can smell it
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
16 days
Its really hard to imagine that in only 16 days ill be leaving for Ghana, Africa. All the hard work really paid off. I should be receiving my exact placement next week, and the wait seems to be killing me. Anywhere im put I will be grateful, but just getting all the finial details is such an important step and makes everything finally come together.
I have been organizing, packing, unpacking and repacking, and even more organizing. Making list, and crossing them out. Printing contact information and so much more for my family. So even though the wait seems like it is taking forever I seem to be pretty much keeping myself busy.
Everything’s done, all my meds, all my shots, passport, visa…you name it and I got it done. Now its just the 16 day wait.
I never really considered myself a VERY religious person. Though I am Baptist I do not attend regularly like when I was younger. I just feel as if this trip is something that I was put on this earth to do. Because I know that this one trip will open doors and opportunities that I will have never thought about otherwise. I am truly blessed by the support I received. And hope to continue more work like this in my future.
I have gotten a lot of questions as to how I will be living on this trip like housing, food, water, and things of that nature. For everyone who was wondering. We have a “safe house” which I like to describe as a mini college dorm. We have a kitchen and dinning area and there are 4 same sex people to a room with bunk beds. The beds have mosquito nets and fans. And basically as long as I eat and drink what Is in the house I should be perfectly fine. And we have bottle water to carry around town. I don’t have any personal pictures yet but here are a few I was able to find online of the actual base house.
