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Wow I can't believe I am going to Ghana, West Africa in 18 days. That's insane. I don't even think my brain can even begin to process that. I'm so scared; it's going to be so weird to be in a totally different country. I'm probably going to be so homesick, but it's so worth it. I don't even want to imagine how hot it's going to be down there; I'm probably going to sweat about 20 pounds off haha. The sucky part of all of it, though, is that we're not allowed to dress the way we do here. I mean, we've been told that the young people dress the same EXACT way we do here, (maybe not the SAME EXACT way but really close) but since we're going with youth for Christ we have to dress modestly, which means: no tank tops, no short shorts, no two piece bathing suits, and ONLY skirts to the ankle or knee, etc.
I've been watching the vh1 Live 8 all day. That's so exciting. And it's even more exciting that they keep mentioning Ghana. I know what I'm doing has nothing to do with Live 8 , but to just be able to say that I played some part of helping the people in Africa, whether it being for the Live 8 or youth for Christ is amazing. I think this fight for extreme poverty is incredible. We really don't know how good we have it made. I even joined the list to fight against it. Last night I was thinking about Ghana, and I started to get really worried and anxious because what I'm doing is such a huge leap of faith, but when I woke up today I've been seeing all this stuff on TV/radio about Africa. First it was the movie I dream of Africa, then it was the live 8, and then last night a commercial for the Christian save a child (or whatever it's called) for kids in Africa. I don't know, maybe I'm just getting caught up in it all, but that sorta relieved me from my anxiety.
welp kids.. I'm gonna go lay out in the sun. I'll probably be updating more later.
I've been watching the vh1 Live 8 all day. That's so exciting. And it's even more exciting that they keep mentioning Ghana. I know what I'm doing has nothing to do with Live 8 , but to just be able to say that I played some part of helping the people in Africa, whether it being for the Live 8 or youth for Christ is amazing. I think this fight for extreme poverty is incredible. We really don't know how good we have it made. I even joined the list to fight against it. Last night I was thinking about Ghana, and I started to get really worried and anxious because what I'm doing is such a huge leap of faith, but when I woke up today I've been seeing all this stuff on TV/radio about Africa. First it was the movie I dream of Africa, then it was the live 8, and then last night a commercial for the Christian save a child (or whatever it's called) for kids in Africa. I don't know, maybe I'm just getting caught up in it all, but that sorta relieved me from my anxiety.
welp kids.. I'm gonna go lay out in the sun. I'll probably be updating more later.