Ghana is AMAZING!

AKWAABA!- Welcome in Fanti, one of Ghana's many remaining tribal dialects. I'm here, safe, and never felt so welcome into someone's home, the home of people who have touched my heart in only the few days I have been here.

From the time I stepped off the plane I have felt an array of emotions, sometimes more than one at a time. When we landed in Accra [pronounced Ak-kra], the capital of Ghana, we went through customs and all the airport formalities. Upon exiting the main doors of the airport we were bombarded with thousands of people holding signs waiting to pick people up. Next we were rushed by men,  who then load your baggage. Our luggage was swept out of our hands and taken to our bus that was waiting to take us to Winneba. The bus ride was an unimaginable experience. Common scenes were children washing their cloths on the street corners, as well as women and families 'hawking' [crowding around attempting to sell goods-similar to soliciting but on the streets and in between cars and trucks].

These activities are a way of life and how these families earn their income. These children do not spent their Saturdays watching television on playing on the jungle gym, but selling goods on dangerous, busy, and congested roadways. In about a 2 hour bus ride my outlook on my life, as an American, was altered forever.