Abruni

Well here we are almost 3 weeks in. It's been a while for an update as we spent 10 days in the village of Akwamu, (about a 3 hour drive from Accra) completing a community service project. The village was smallish with a population of approximately 1,000 people. Our work was to paint and lay cement in several rooms of an orphanage.

We were greeted on the first day by a celebration of thanks for our coming to lend a hand. But each day of our stay in Akwamu was filled with energetic children excited to have the attentions of the experimenters. During our time in Akwamu we had the opportunity to interact with the community as everyone was excited to be a part of the project and helped with the work we did. We also organized some family visits in the evenings where the experimenters practiced their Twii/Fanti language skills and also tried a hand or two at making Banku and Fufu (traditional Ghanaian cuisine). We tried our skills in soccer but could only keep up with the younger kids. I think Ghanaians learn how to play soccer about the same time as they learn how to walk.

In this short stay many friendships were forged and 10 days seems like an eternity. It was sad to go. Our last night we enjoyed a clear sky and almost full moon where three of the experimenters sang, providing a nice ending to a wonderful experience.

We traveled to Takoradi about 200 km away on Tuesday July 15 to start our 14 day homestay experience. So far things are going well, I hope to update soon...