June 20, 2012
I went to bed super early last night because I was
exhausted, so I didn’t blog. The JHS
didn’t have to teach today because the schools were closed due to a Chief
Ceremony. Sooo….I GOT TO SLEEP IN! Until
8 o’clock! It was glorious! Anywho, teaching went well yesterday. On our way to Kukurantumi, I took a taxi with
Jim, Sara, and Mandee. All of a sudden,
the taxi hit a bump, I heard a clunk, and then I felt something roll under the
cab beneath my feet. I don’t think that
was supposed to happen. The taxi then
had to go up a hill, and the driver pressed on the gas pedal. Nothing happened. It made a revving noise, but that was
it. I couldn’t help but laugh at the
situation. He got out of the taxi and
flagged down an empty cab. He told us to
move to that one and it would take us to where we needed to go. I don’t know why, but I found the whole situation
to be hilarious. It’s just typical
travel in Ghana.
We all went to The Golden Spot (aka The Spot) which is
that bar right by my house. We stayed
for a couple hours and just escaped from the real world. It definitely helps to have get togethers
like that.
After supper, I sat outside with my two “sisters” and my
“grandmother”. My “grandmother” had me
sit right next to her on a bench, and she was teaching me Twi. Every time I would try to say a word, I would
immediately get it wrong, and she would just giggle at me. It was so cute. I love her.
I could (sort of) say the words last night, but I don’t remember a thing
today. She said she would teach me
again, and this time I would write it all down.
I haven’t done much yet today, but I plan on leaving in
about an hour to go observe my fellow volunteers as they teach art. It’s going to be so cool. I would love to teach art (if I knew anything
about it)!! It will also be nice to see
how different a high school is compared to a junior high school.
It has been nice not to feel rushed this morning. I woke up.
Ate my breakfast. Drank two cups
of coffee. Brushed my teeth. Sat around for a bit. Went to bath.
And now I am sitting here blogging.
And I still have an hour before I have to be somewhere. It’s great.
And hopefully after I observe, everyone will want to go to The Spot
again. Fingers crossed!
If anything exciting happens later today, I will write
about it. Otherwise, ay-cheer-ee
yee-bee-she-ya (see you later)!!
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