Axim Beach Hotel

... and showed them. by this time the group had grown to probably over ten kids--all surrounding me. then it got a little out of hand--the kids slapped my butt, grabbed my chest, and were trying to pull the camera from my hands or push it up in position for me to take a picture of them. I usually get really uncomfortable in these situations because i know that personal space is an entirely different concept over here (if they even have a grasp of the concept at all)---but at ...

... a small world! Lacey and I played basketball together at Redlands and thanks to the social networking of Facebook connected here last night. We met at the Accra Mall of all places which was indeed a shock to walk in to. The mall is certainly for the upper-crest of the country and was a drastic change from the villages I had spent my last days at. Lacey is in Ghana for the month conducting research and testing products in health centers around the country for her PhD through ...

... times during the trip! Once at the park I was teamed up with Emmanuel though so I had tons of fun. It is really funny when he talks to the children in his super serious teacher voice when he is normally always giggling. It makes me laugh and I have to turn around so the kids don't see me cracking up at him. If he sees me laughing he starts laughing too but the kids still listen to him. They pay absolutely no attention to anything I say. The park has an amazing ...

Back from my vacation to my laborious job here in Ghana. I went into Takoradi today with Katherine as we both had errands to run (not work related). We got a ride to the junction then tro-ed it to the big town. I was going to say city but I think that would be misleading. Anyway, our day in town was pretty uneventful until the ride back. The tro tro from Agona to Akwidaa sat for at least an hour waiting to fill up before leaving the station ...

... at us as we pass. The young children yell "my friend! My friend!" to get our attention. Goats are scavenging all around us. Chickens and their chicks are always crossing the road. Actually it is just a dirt path that weaves its way between the shelters. Sheep look at us and let out an unconcerned baa. Once we have weaved our path to the bridge and crossed from Old Town to New Town, school children start walking with us. "My friend! My friend! What ...

... not, but hopefully after our meetings today they are now. After the meetings we walked back to the lodge and had the rest of the day off. It was very hot today. I did a lot of reading and dived into the surf with the girls. It was actually really good exercise trying to swim against the current, which is pretty strong here. We planned some weekend trips for our upcoming days off while we are all together. So far the food here has been really good. I also met some ...

Az idei husvetom kicsit maskepp telt, mint az 'szokott' otthon... az egysz** igaz, hogy ha 10 fiatal osszegyulik, raadasul legalabb 8 kulonbozo orszagbol akkor a husvet mar nem ugy telik mint maskor... nekunk iden a husvet a hosszu hetvege miatt inkabb remek lehetoseget nyujtott, hogy egy hosszabb utazast tegyunk Ghanaban azon a reszen, am**re igazan meg senki sem jart... nem is volt nehez hamar eldonteni, hogy nyugatra utazzunk, m**t igazan az Elefantcsontpart hataron meg ...