Ghana - West Africa
Saturday 3 May 2008
Friday 2 May 2008
Home ground...
Well... I am back! After a hideous 16 hour journey, sickness, diarrhoea, no sleep, vile plane food and a bad cold and not forgetting the 1000 mossy bites, I awake this morning in my own bed feeling very odd? All I can think about is buying a Digital Radio and a new clean white fluffy dressing gown? What does that say about me? I want to still listen to the local Ghana radio station that all tro tros (Ghanas answer to public transport, though or course no timetable, they just whizz up and down the roads shouting their destination place!) and the dressing gown? perhaps something to do with the fact that I have realised that I do actually like my creature comforts and living for a month in conditions that test every aspect of your being and beliefs I now want some purity?
Now that I am at home and have electricity and permanent access to Internet I will update this blog with the full storey and a good selection of photos out of the 600 I have taken! I am nervous about looking at the photos of the kids as I think my heart will feel wrenched as I know I have left them there and will not be able to see their smiling faces, hear their voices, have and give the love and continue teaching and caring for them.
On a positive note, although I did not accept the job offer, the Director and I did discuss setting an office up in England for OA which she would like me to do, so perhaps I will still be able to continue my work and visit the kids! :-)
Well that's it for now, I am going to make myself a cup of tea! The small delight of boiling a kettle and having a decent cup of English tea is welcoming! ahhh such simple pleasures...
x x x
Now that I am at home and have electricity and permanent access to Internet I will update this blog with the full storey and a good selection of photos out of the 600 I have taken! I am nervous about looking at the photos of the kids as I think my heart will feel wrenched as I know I have left them there and will not be able to see their smiling faces, hear their voices, have and give the love and continue teaching and caring for them.
On a positive note, although I did not accept the job offer, the Director and I did discuss setting an office up in England for OA which she would like me to do, so perhaps I will still be able to continue my work and visit the kids! :-)
Well that's it for now, I am going to make myself a cup of tea! The small delight of boiling a kettle and having a decent cup of English tea is welcoming! ahhh such simple pleasures...
x x x
Friday 25 April 2008
Decision time!
Well, my time here is drawing to a close...well that's what I thought anyway...However as with every day life changes and brings new things and the Director of OA has offered me a job on the management team to co-ordinated all future volunteers, manage the Guest House, manage the website and many other more interesting opportunities!!! WOW what a great job offer, the only problem is, is that they want me to start now, which means not coming home!!!
I would be based in Ghana so not that easy to pop and see my friends of a glass of Vino or a nice cup of English tea! If the job was in UK it would be perfect, but I am finding the heat challenging and the continued absence of running water let alone hot water and flushing loos is taking it's toll. Though saying all that I am not yet ready to leave the kids, I want to see them grow and continue their schooling and still for me to give them the love and consideration they all still need and deserve!!!
Not sure what to do.......
Does anyone know of anyone who would want to live in my house for a few months to look after the cats and pay a little rent!!!
See you or blog again very soon!
x x x x x x
I would be based in Ghana so not that easy to pop and see my friends of a glass of Vino or a nice cup of English tea! If the job was in UK it would be perfect, but I am finding the heat challenging and the continued absence of running water let alone hot water and flushing loos is taking it's toll. Though saying all that I am not yet ready to leave the kids, I want to see them grow and continue their schooling and still for me to give them the love and consideration they all still need and deserve!!!
Not sure what to do.......
Does anyone know of anyone who would want to live in my house for a few months to look after the cats and pay a little rent!!!
See you or blog again very soon!
x x x x x x
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