After I taught on Friday, Yvonne (my host teacher) asked me to make 7 lesson plans for her that she could teach the students once I leave because I relate to the students so well! This made me very excited and now gives me something to do :)
Friday night we went out for the first time in Tema. It was interesting to say the least. We first went to an upscale casino, so now I have been to a casino, but I did not gamble. Then, we went to Manillas which was an outdoor dance floor bar place. We made a "friend" right away. Her name was Shalia or something like that. She was interesting and VERY friendly. There were also some really creepy guys, so Adam told them we were all his wives. It was fun! Also, Kamau (John, the teacher from my school) was there and we all danced together. It was so crazy because the "Macarania" came on and we were the only people on the dance floor. Some of the locals joined in our dancing and thought it was very cool that we were doing a dance all together! We also met a really nice couple from England. They just moved here in August, but are very happy here. I think some of the girls are going to go to the movies next weekend because "New Moon" opens here!
On Saturday, we slept in a little and then headed to the pool. We played a few games of water volleyball and then just swam around. We also did some relays, which was really fun! Then, we quickly changed and got taxi's to take us to Accra. Of course, we had lunch at Frankie's. Pizza and pop... such a wonderful thing :)
After Frankie's we walked down the streets of Accra. I must admit, I bargained pretty well and I got some great gifts! I'm super excited for give them too :) I also found some nice things for myself.
After that, we tried to find the cultural center, but were unsuccessful, so we grabbed two taxi's and headed home. We spent a relaxing night. Most people went to use their computers, but I stayed back and played cards. I'm glad I didn't go to the lab because the internet was down.
On Sunday morning, we woke up early and went to the Baptist Church. It was great! After a 2.5 hour long service, we were welcomed by a minister and they prayed with us. Everyone was so welcoming and I loved it! After church, we went to the pool. It was being cleaned, so we could only swim in the small pool, but that was still fine. Then, after an amazing lunch of fried plantains and rice, we took naps. It was so hot though that I kept waking up! Nicole and I then got ready to go out with Yvonne. She was supposed to pick us up at 3, but didn't get to the village until about 4:30. It was her first time in the village, so I got to show her around a bit. I felt like it was really my home :) Then, she drove us around Tema. We actually saw the city which was cool. She took us to the harbor and we saw all the fishing boats. Then, she took us to her new house that is being built and to many beautiful subdivisions. They look like something out of the 1950's US. Then, we headed to her house for dinner. Her house is beautiful! We met her husband, Maurice, who had a lot of questions about the US because he has never been there. We tried to answer them as best as we could. Also, Yvonne though Michigan was in the South! That was something to laugh at! Maurice also told us a lot of Ghana and Ghanaian culture. We met her son, Kofe, and her daughter, Chelsea. Kofe is 7 and was SOOO cute! Chelsea is a very mature 12, but didn't talk to us much because she was nervous for her exams that started today.
For dinner, we ate lamb, rice, vegetables, and fried plantains. It was so delicious. For dessert, we had some amazing watermelon!
They were so hospitable to us and I feel so lucky to have had Yvonne as my host teacher. I would like to stay in touch with her too! I promise to get some more pictures up on this thing!
Love and God bless you all!
Christina
PS I cannot believe in 18 days, I'll be with Vic and Matt :):):):)
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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