June 18 2009
Yesterday I didn't write because we didn't have time. I was both physically and mentally spent. We visited 10 wells (I think) and several villages. We went to the market (which was crazy) with this small middle-aged woman and her daughter. They took us on a 45 minute tour. The market was disgusting, but it was still very cool to see.
Today, we said goodbye to the 4 villages Inn and headed to Cape Coast. We took side roads and got there in 5 hours. It was an extremely bumpy ride. I will never complain about potholes again! Though I personally enjoyed some of the ride (I compared it to a roller coaster), I know the rest of the passengers were not fans of the mini road-trip.
We have 2 drivers take us around. Takyis (TAY-CHEE) and Freedom (who was my driver as well as Lea's and Esther's). I want to marry Takyis. BIGGEST SWEETHEART EVER. But he is married with two beautiful children and lives in Africa...oh well!
Cape Coast is beautiful. I feel like we are in Hawaii. we are near the beach which has tons of palm trees and rolling waves. We had dinner on the beach. It was great!
When we arrived in Cape Coast, the school of deaf kids performed some dancing for us. They wore beautiful and colorful outfits. This shcool is the top ard winning school in several academic areas (I will recall later) and has a population of 371 students: about 330 of them deaf and the rest blind. It was such a relief to come here and see such a successful happy group of people. It gives me hope for Africa and other villages.
I am really excited for Cape Coast. I think I will be teaching dance. Tomorrow we are going to discuss what we will do. This trip is great!
2 comments:
Meg, thanks for telling me about the blog- I passed it on to others. I love your descriptions and impressions of Ghana- so articulate and to the point- I feel like I'm there with you! Can you post any video, or is that too hard? I'm only asking- no problem if we wait until you get back!
Keep writing!
Meg, mom just showed me your blog and it is incredible! This is so exciting, being able to follow along on your journey. It sounds like you're having the time of your life and seeing a lot! And I second what mom said, you tell your stories well!- keep on writing!
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