Ghana!

So today is my first full day in Ghana. I got here late last night and was suprised by Sylvia (Ale's sister) at the airport. It was really awesome to see her again and we are going to lunch tomorrow! I am staying in a house with one other volunteer and a group of 20 high school students. The high school students are only here until tomorrow and then it will be just me at the other girl Anna. We are on different placements but our villages are only 30 minutes apart so we can travel most of the way together. Last night we walked to the beach which is honestly a minute walk from my house and it's absolutely beautiful! You can only swim in it at certain times though because the rip tides are so dangerous.

I am getting so excited about my placement! I've been talking to the girl who is the country coordinator (who actually went to UVic and came here a few years ago and never left) and she is so excited about my placement because she can't say enough good about it. She said that they will teach me to do vaccinations and to draw blood and there had been cases in other clinics where the doctors let the volunteers completely deliver the baby! She said it is also amazing because we travel alot to the surrounding villages and get to meet all the locals so by the end they will all know me. They also said it is even safer then Canada because everyone knows you and is really protective of you and they dont often get tourists. We will be living on the top floor of something like an apartment complex and there is 6 other families in our compound who we will be really close to. There is another girl at my placement now and she will be there for 2 weeks with me and then another girl will come. Anyways thats as much as I know for now but during orientation this week I will be learning all the details so I will let you know.

Today we came to town and walked around downtown and met some of the locals. Its very crazy and busy here and we have crowds follow us everywhere we go. The coordinator said it is just because of the big group though and we wont get harrassed at all when we are in small groups. Tonight we are going to a concert to watch one of our coordinators friends play so Im really excited. As for the heat I am dying but I am managing haha. It is hotter then ever and it never cools down even at night. Luckily I got the top bunk right at the corner of 2 windows and under a fan so I was actually cold last night! Well I better get going! I will talk to you all soon. Miss you and love you xoxo