Raybow International Hotel Sekondi-Takoradi

... cheese!, some with tomatoes, some with tuna mayo (tuna salad!), and a couple other dishes like bruschetta and avocado/guacamole). It was so nice to see those familiar foods--and at reasonable prices. sure, they weren't .50p like my beans or rice or kenkey i buy at the night market, but they also werent 8.00 cedi like the dishes in most off-campus restaurants. the prices ranged from 3-5.50 (this includes everything from breakfast to dinner, dinners were the only things ...

... if all men in America want to be what he called "Commando" meaning tough and strong. I laughed a little when he said this and then told him that the movies only portray one aspect of the US and often times a very unrealistic image at that. Through our conversations about gender roles it was very interesting to hear him say that men are strong and women are weak. Else and I both got a bit upset by this comment but I quickly reminded myself that the level of critical thinking ...

... the village as well. Since Rosina only returns to Ghana every few years everyone wants to come buy and visit with her and of course see the Obroni’s (White People, the children call this out at us when they see us) she has brought with her. While Ampame is right near the more developed city of Kumasi it is indeed a rural village. Very rugged iron colored dirt roads with enough pot holes it is better called that then a road and no running water but there is ...

Happy Birthday Dad!! Thinking of you lots. Hope you had a grreat day. xxx 5:30 rise, still dark and humid. So much dew on the ground it could be mistaken for rain. Cruised out of the city at 7 and heading for Kakume a place which offers canopy walks in the forest. Drive has been okay but in part along some very bumpy roads. They seem to seal roads then get bored so have sections of dirt before going back to *****umen ...

Today is my last full day at the lodge. I could really use a few more weeks here. I had a good night hanging out with the guests and chatting up Ansah last night. I'm going to miss his strange conversations. I went on the night hike with Emmanuel and nobody else came. We didn't see anything. After the beach walk we went into the bar and played ********, a card game Katherine taught me. Ansah joined us once he was done his shift. The ...

This time my only excuse for not writing sooner is laziness as I have discovered a stash of pens in our room. Wednesday was the day Katherine was really sick again. It is so stressful being sick here not just because of the shared toilets but more because any symptoms that seem to just be a cold or flu could really be something much worse. Katherine stayed in our hut and rested most of the day. I went to the village with Jo for Wildlife Club. We got the children ...

It has been a few days since I have had a pen. We have had a fairly busy week, at least compared to last week. We are currently evaluating the night hike guides. There are two of them (and we love both of them) so we went on mock tours with them, then on real tours to see if they act any different. Then we quizzed them on their knowledge of turtles and of the tour. Yesterday we also had a Wildlife Club meeting at the lodge. The children showed up in large ...

... of anything. More reading, relaxing, socializing, and a bit of swimming. I don't really know if you can call it swimming, actually. Most days the current is incredibly strong and there is a rip so I just let the waves come to me on these days, and carry me back towards the beach. I stay fairly shallow and wait for the waves to break. I am not usually brave ...

... there right on schedule but your main village contact was not there and was supposed to be helping us with the entire thing. One of the teachers, Emmanuel, who also works at the lodge doing turtle conservation, stepped in and did a marvelous job of organizing the children. He got them to sing loudly, marching to the drummers he placed in the group, holding up their signs. He also made some signs on wooden planks for his students to ...

... long before the lodge owner, Tom, and two of his friends turned up. And I was off again. We picked up another new volunteer on the way, Annette, and then went to the lodge. The road from Takoradi is pretty sketchy and has massive pot holes and rocks everywhere. After about 30 minutes, my bladder just couldn't take it anymore. Tom kindly pulled off to the side of the road for me in a place where there weren't any nearby villages, as there ...