So I know that it has
been a REALLY long time since my last post. I hope all of my readers can
forgive my laziness this past month. A lot has been going on and I guess I
never had the patience to sit down and write about it. I can’t even remember
the last time I posted pictures on Facebook either smh.
The
same weekend I visited Elmina I also went to Kakum National Park and did the
famous canopy walk. For those who don’t know, Kakum is a cool rainforest in
Cape Coast and the canopy walk consist of a series of narrow bridges connected
through the trees. The bridges are so high that we couldn’t see the ground, but
only the trees and the birds around us. The view was amazing. I was really
scared on the first one but there were 7 in total and I made it through all of
them.
One
weekend I joined a group of friends and visited Shai Hills. It’s a beautiful
resource reverse that used to be the home of the Shai people many years ago. We
hiked up to cave Adwuku, which used to be a spot where the Shai people would hide
during tribal wars. Forgive me for my lack of knowledge; it’s been so long
since I actually took the trip. It was my first real hike and it was a bit
scary but I was proud of myself for making it all the way to the top of the
cave and back down. Overall it was great and I felt so accomplished. I have
pictures but of course a picture is never as good as the real thing. The
scenery was amazing. I felt like I was in The Lion King the entire time. I saw
a huge ostrich and even fed baboons. By the end I was so happy for the
experience.
Election
night I was up until 5:30 am and still managed to make it to class the next
morning. The moment Obama won I was so sad that I couldn’t join my fellow Hoyas
and storm the White House. Even though I wasn’t home I realized that it was
still a unique experience to watch the election surrounded by fellow Americans
all the way in Ghana. Soooo…here
and now. Classes are officially over, they ended after the first week of
November. I have already taken two finals and I have two more left. However, I
have absolutely no motivation to study so they might be a struggle haha. My
last day of my internship is on Monday, I think I’m actually going to miss my
kids a lil bit. I actually made a video as part of a presentation on education
reform that features my school. I will try to post it. I’ll officially be done
on December 10th and leaving Ghana to head to London for 5 days on
the 18th. I can’t believe I have less than 3 weeks left in Ghana. My
friends and I have really been trying to make each day count, especially since
I don’t know if I’ll ever have the chance to come back. Fun fact: We even got
to go out with EL, a famous Ghanaian music artist. Google him. That was really
cool.
So
tomorrow is officially December. The crazy thing is that it doesn’t even feel
like December because it’s hot! Lol. My friends and I have been trying to watch
Christmas movies just to get in the holiday spirit (I know have The Preacher’s
Wife on my laptop). It will be extremely weird being cold when I leave. I
forgot to mention Thanksgiving. The world should know that I had a great
Thanksgiving meal that the program provided for us, and yes I ate turkey haha.
And I guess now would be a good time to announce that I am officially natural :). I cut my hair before leaving
the U.S. and now I feel comfortable enough to wear it out.
Thanks for readinggg
:)
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