Departure is getting so close and the butterflies are starting to turn in my stomach! I sent out my paperwork for my VISA today! So many things to get finished up before I board the plane. I will have access to a computer while I'm there so keep a lookout here for updates and amazing stories. In 65 days I will be boarding a plane at Dulles International Airport and head on my way to Winneba, Ghana.
Ghana is on the West Coast of Africa. The capital city in Accra, where we will be flying into. We will be staying in Winneba, a small town approximately 35 miles from the capital.While we are there, they will be experiencing their rainy season. Winneba is also know as the "Windy Bay" and is located near the coast. Winneba is also the home to the teaching college of Africa, the University of Winneba.
We will be staying at the Lagoon Lodge, shown in a previous post, without warm water or air conditioning. This is a third world country, which means electricity outages are common and some aspects of the culture will break your heart.
The first week I will be using alphabet books and literacy instruction to plan lessons for the students. The second week I will be in a classroom with a teacher and will teach the Ghanian children. Unfortunately, Ghanian schools still use physical punishment as a discipline technique. We have to be accepting that is their culture, but I cannot guarentee I won't cringe. It is also common for the students to ask if they can come home with us and call us "white sister".
We will visit the El Mina slave castle and a native dressmaker, who will take our measurements and make us a dress out of the fabric of our choice.
