Sorry I haven't updated much the internet has been down (surprise) and I was away this weekend.
Last week at placement started going very well and I have fallen in love with the kids. I am teaching the older class and I have about 10 kids. The boys are usually doing vocational work, which they are so good at. When they aren't working they love doing math. Salese is still on very simple math but everyday he is getting more and more. God's way is on simple math to but catches on quickly. Edem has moved on the double digit math of addition and subtraction. She underestimates herself in that she can't do it, but actually is really smart. There is another girl in a different class Juliet, who has cp, and should be in a regular school because she is so bright and intelligent. There is this super cute boy Eva, who has down syndrome, who doesn't speak but loves following us everywhere and holding our hands. There are so many kids I have fallen in love with. The thing that is hard is that the teachers don't seem to care and have left, because school is ending this friday. They have left all teaching up to us 3 volunteers. Its hard to take care of 100 mentally challenged kids, but some are very well behaved. We have seen things that are disturbing, but you keep going.
On Wednesday we hiked up to Wli waterfall. It was so pretty and incredible. It was basically the best bath I have gotten since being here haha. We got to swim in it and went all the way to the back of it with the water pounding down on us. After that we shopped at some places on the way... I got this wooden bowl and mask that the guy made.
Friday we were only at placement for an hour and half and then headed down south to Cape Coast. Our whole group went which consist of 18 people. The ride there took 9 hours and it was soooo bumpy. The roads here are paved but they have like 5 set of 3 speed bumps in a town... so basically you hit them every five mins. It gets quite annoying to say the least. Our hotel was bungalows on the beach so it was really neat. Once there we went to the hotel bar since it closes at 11. The beer that we get that is made in Ghana is Star. Its HUGE!! The next morning we woke up early to go on a canopy walk, which I loved. It was basically ropes and you walked on ladders that had a piece of wood on top of it. They were very wobbly and creaky... kind of scary not going to lie. After that we went and ate at the Castle Restaurant and had a Ghana dish called Red Red, which was super spicy. We then proceeded to the slave castle and had a tour of it. It had such a sad feeling there and the dungeons were just so small where they would have 150 people in and no laying down at all. Above the dungeons was the church... so disturbing. After that we had a fun night getting to know each other. That Sunday we got up and got to swim in the ocean and lay out on the beach so relaxing there!! Then it was back to HoHoe.
Well I will tell you about my group which consist of 18 people. They are all sooo amazing! Its incredible that we all get along. I have gotten the nickname Giggles because for some reason I am laughing so hard a lot. But I have this partner in crime that does it with me too, Michelle! Kelsie, is the girl I talked to a lot on the community website for CCS, is really cool and we get a long pretty well. Ilana is hilarious!!! We sometimes wonder why she even came here because she thought there would a McDonalds plus she trips a lot. I get along with my roommates Rachelle and Laure so well, but they are leaving me soon :(. They both crack me up and remind me of my friends back home. Anna is my personal walking zombie but she says some funny things but as well as really nice and chill. The 3 men we have are Luis, Chris, and Greg. Greg is a little nervous about getting stuck with Michelle and I on our trip to Mole (which is 15 hours away), Luis is here with his daughter and is sooo nice.. he looks out for us, and Chris is mysterious. The Debbies (there are two) are crazy fun!! I will do shout outs to others later!
This town though is so incredibly nice and loving. They are very welcoming and love seeing us. The kids are always yelling out Yevu (meaning white person) and waving. I love it here so much!!
Laura V
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