I'm Finally Here!

January 12, 2010

Hello from Ghana!


It's already pretty hot here, even before 10am! We got to the airport last night around 10pm, and the flight was not that bad time-wise. I slept for a lot of it. When we landed, we had to go through customs, and then waited around a little baggage drop for our bags. It was pretty crazy, and my bags never did show up since we almost missed the flight from London to Ghana. We were on a list of bags that was still in the London airport. They'll come today! We met some ISEP leaders at the airport, and then rode to the University in a big white van. Though it was dark, we could still see some of the beautiful scenery around. I even saw a tree that was flat on top just like the ones in the Lion King! Our room is decent sized, and it has a balcony that looks out into the campus and beautiful scenery. We also have a middle courtyard that is really green with some African-Native plants. We checked into our rooms, and got dinner, and all called home. I was so exhausted and surprisingly homesick that I went straight to bed. My roommate Evie and her friend from school, Meredith, helped calm me down.

This morning I woke up pretty early and ate a dry scone that they gave us for breakfast. I tried having a shower, but there was no water! So, Evie and I got buckets and filled them with the hose for showers. It was a real African start! I also saw some lizards today which surprised me since I did not realize they would be so close to us. They were in the courtyard and running through the drain pipes. We had time before we had to meet, so I went for a walk around campus with some members of my group. They we had lunch all together at Tasty Treats, a local restaurant that is really close by our hostel. We had the start of our orientation, and then hung out with some girls at night-it was Rachael's 21st birthday, so we had some wine in water bottles, and then played Apples to Apples with some other friends.