Don't Worry. I've Arrived in Ghana.

After traveling for a little over 24 hours of traveling and a quick detour in Amsterdam, we have made it to Ghana safely. First off, let me be frank in divulging that I hate planes. Sitting for hours in an airplane is definitely not my favorite. So when we touched down in Accra yesterday, needless to say, I was relieved.

We got here in the middle of the night, so I went straight to bed after I was checked in to my room. And let me say, right from the get go the people here in Ghana have keen so kind. They naturally want to help visitors have a great experience in their country. We went to church this morning. The members here are so nice. They are all very hospitable to the international interns.

Even though it hasn't been very long, we've already learned and experienced a lot. When we got to the hotel, the manager of the hotel welcomed us with the term akwaba. I don't know if it was because I was just so delirious and tired from traveling so long, but that phrase didn't process in my head very quickly. I had NO clue what that meant, so I just responded with drooping eyes "Umm. Hello? My name is Ben." She then answered with "Akwaba means 'you're welcome'." I didn't quite get why she greeted me with "you're welcome" and I'm still trying to figure that out. But ever since then, I've been trying to pick up as much Twi (the local language) as I can. 

Something else interesting about this place is acquiring drinkable water. We had to pass buy a local vendor to purchase little bags of water filled with filtered water. About 3 gallons costs about 75 cents. Interesting.

Tomorrow we start doing the real volunteering. I'll be working with Crystal Eye Clinic all afternoon. Updates later this week.

Please excuse my weird hair. We took this right after church.