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And I'm in Ghana
... shared with us about his time in Afganistan and we had the time to mingle with other Foreign Service Officers and government officials. Even though we were all on a high from the excitement, I'm sure most everyone would agree that they were so tired. The next three days were a blur as we were interviewed on our skills, sat through many sessions on PC policies, safety, health, etc. But on our third full day in country we were split up into groups of three and sent on ...
First day of Conference Meetings
... well over 200 years of ministerial experience in this group of 13 men!
After the introductions we had three videos to show the men. The first was a short welcome
message from the Church President, Mr. Franks. He recorded this video specially for this African Conference and these men, and he warmly welcomed them to the conference, explaining why we feel it is so important to invest the ...
It a jungle out there...
... occurring worldwide, they were intrigued and made amazing recommendations for how we as ambassadors of peace could spread peace to others.
It is June! Ahh! Cannot believe it! Erica, Ferish and I are coming up to our halfway mark in Ghana! With June came the arrival of 3 new interns from Laurier; Mabel, Kasey and Sian. Last weekend we just stayed in Accra and showed them around before they headed off to work the next week. We ...
Who Would've Guessed This Was Ghana Happen?
... in front of us, wouldn't get out. So we had to give Emmanuel awkward over-the-seat hugs, and I really had to fight tears when we drove away as he waved goodbye. Third out was Eric, Gloria, and Yayra. We hadn't been as close to them, so that one wasn't as hard. Last was James and Regina, and this time we all got out of the van to give them hugs. We promised to try to see each other when we were all back in Accra (which, really, is what made saying goodbye to everyone ...
Muggings in Accra: Snapshot of Modern Ghana
... with her thief and handed him a 10 Cedi note, or 4 pounds, which was enough to keep the bag. I was not so lucky. These were not confident or rehearsed gang thieves. But buggers all the same.
At the Police Station the next day to file the report at poster showed graphically things not to pay the police for, like any service they provide, or interestingly the pens or paper your complaint is filed on. After making a statement we had to ...
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