And So It Goes

Dear Readers, 

I apologize that it has been a while since I have last posted. Things have been a little difficult with internet and electricity here...

Things in Ghana have been fine, but I've been a little emotional the past few days.  I think because I've been seeing all the images of Mardi Gras and such and I miss being with friends and family. Ghana is great and all and things haven't been bad, but I guess I am just lonely. I spend a lot of time alone in Antoa because my roommate go out to party in Accra a lot and some stay with their boyfriends in the city. So it is just me and my Ghana roommates. They are fine, and I have made some friends in Antoa and I visit them, but until I fully lean the language it is hard to communicate on a deeper level. 

But that is just recently. For the most part things have been well over here. My tutoring program runs on Tuesday and Thursday with 40 kids and 5 tutors and I have a women's leadership group that is for high school students that meets on Monday with about 25 girls. Both programs have had their ups and downs, but overall it has been good. 

The kids have been a bit sneaky in the tutoring program though. Some of them wait till I give them snack and sneak out when they walk to their tutor rooms. I've caught 2, but I think some others did it as well, so now I am on the look out...Sneaky kids....

Ghana has been typical Ghana and Africa recently. The government has put the country on a new electricity schedule that sucks. We have 24 hours off and 12 hours on. Sometimes we get power a little longer if they deem they have enough, but all in all it is annoying. Plus adding credit to my internet modem has been frustrating so that is why I haven't been able to skype. I can't figure out how to bundle my data when I get credit so I have to go to the office, but I don't have keys yet so I have to figure out when people will be there. It is all a little ball of frustration and annoyance but hopefully it will be better soon in regards to power and internet. 

I will probably go to Togo, a neighboring country in a 2 weeks with everyone. It is the 60 day mark of us being in Ghana soon, and every 60 days we have to leave the country because of our visa. It is weird, but it will have us visiting parts of Africa. I am going to email Momo and see if he plans to visit Africa or his family in Cote de Ivor anytime soon so maybe we could meet up. 

I met a British guy named Toby who is a volunteer in a small beach town in Ghana who wants to come to Nola one day. He was cool. We may go visit him in his village to hang out on the beach before he leaves for the UK. I now have an open invitation to go to Liverpool which is cool. So many British people in Ghana, it is crazy. But then again, it was a British colony so it makes sense. 

But Ghana has not been bad. I am adjusting to the city more and feel more comfortable taking the line taxi and trotros by myself. The language is still hit or miss, but I am teaching myself as I go. I think I am just in a little slump right now and it will be good later. But I miss everyone and love you all. I hope everyone who is reading is well, and hopefully I get this damn internet and electricity in a better state....

Paz, 

Chustzie