08 April 2011

... africa

in less than ONE MONTH i will be stepping on a plane heading to ghana!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!!!! i thought i'd share with y'all some pictures of where i'll be going, and maybe a video or two of what i'll be seeing/researching. this is the road to my house i'll be staying at. (its the pink house on the right.... we'll be staying with a wonderful woman named ESTHER and her family) this is a TRO-TRO.... which is their version of a city bus. we'll be riding these all over the place (its a hu8ge van where they took out the original seats and added rows of boards to fit more poeple than they can possibly fit.... ) welcome to kumasi! it's the second largest city in ghana and where we'll go to get money from the banks, use the internet cafe, and to visit the largest outdoor market in west africa! the community set up for a funeral. apparently funerals happen quite often over there and it is a huge celbration filled with dancing, singing and honoring the deceased.

an example of the mosquito net i'll be sleeping in for three months... don't want to catch malaria (i've heard its a pain!)


an internet cafe! so when you read my blog updates.... or when i send you an email-- picture something like this! (and yes, it's called "rock of ages"-- they love naming their companies after biblical phrases!)


a classroom... i'm hoping to volunteer at the school while i'm there.



i couldnt NOT add this picture! aren't they soooo cute?!? yeah... i'll be looking at the for three months! :)



*ps. all these pictures are courtesy of my friend rachel who went to ghana last summer and lives below me.



for updates while i'm in ghana vists: ghanaorbust2011.blogspot.com