Despite a few minor snafoos at the airport, I made it to my seat on the flight from JFK to Accra (thanks Tyra!). My seat was next a Ghanaian man named Benjamin who now lives in Tampa. The seats in front of me were occupied by 4 students from Buffalo ( UB, strangely enough) to perform dental work in Accra. The flight was cramped and I hardly slept. We arrived in Accra at about 7:30 am, met Dela our driver, and drove 4 hours in a tro-tro to Hohoe (prounounced Ho-hway).
When we arrived to the house, we were met by 7 volunteers who have been here varying times, the longest two are finishing up their 12th weeks. Most are ages 18-24. My roommate Shelley (Ontario) is 60. The others, Ariel (Boston), Erin (McLean), Tyler (Chicago), Maureen (Ohio), Ruthy (Boston) and Tia (Salt Lake). Starting the same time as me are Elyssa and her mother Nancy from Toronto, and coming the following day were Sasha and Susan (Cali).
The first day we settled in, unpacked, and relaxed. The second day we walked to town, had an Ewe lesson (local language). And today, the third day, we went to House of Hope Orphanage and played with the children, then walked to market, and had a dance/drumming lesson. Since Saturday was Independence Day, I haven’t been able to buy a calling card yet.
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