i guess at first I was anxious of how things would be like in Ghana. I could never really form a picture in my head about it, all that ever came up was either the corrupt images from the news or the lion king...two huge extremes. Though, I had only ever heard good things about Ghana, the people are nice and friendly etc.
I guess first impressions really do make all the difference. When my last flight landed, after 33 hours spent travelling to Ghana, I was not as exhausted as I thought I would be. I left the plane and headed towards the Immigration Desk. The man behind the counter asked me why i was coming to ghana, i replied quietly with the reason of volunteering. He told me I was beautiful and asked if we could be friends. I didnt think I heard him right so I asked him to repeat himself, only to get the exact same response. I told him we could be friends. He asked for my facebook, which I took the paper he gave me and wrote my name. Soon after papers were done he gave me my passport back. To my surprise I found a little loose paper between the pages where he had placed his name and number...
Never ever would I have thought I would enter a country in that way.
I have already met some wonderful people from all over the world, tonight I spend a night in Accra with some other volunteers who are from other organisations but im also with a guy from Canada who will be helping out with a building project in Cape Coast with Projects Abroad too.
Tomorrow morning we will make our way to Cape Coast after breakfast. Im lucky to have wifi tonight because of the hostel, however I am unsure of whether I will have any connections at my host home.
I bought some paintings from a man named Don.D, his actual name is Maxwell, but he says too many Ghanian's have that name. His paintings are very beautiful, , they are inspired by the north of africa where the villages are.
I feel safe here, the people are so friendly and curtious. When you walk down the street they always make the effort to say hello.
Im excited for tomorrow, I get to meet my host family and see my placement.
Mama, tomorrow I will buy a sim card.
I love you, sweet dreams <3
