Leo Horoscope for week of November 30, 2006 ( Read more... )

Africa most dangerous place for newborns: report ( Read more... )

Happy to be home but it was far from easy leaving Africa. Cried when the plane took off from Accra. It was nighttime when the plane reached the edge of Algeria, you could see Algiers all lighted up. As the plane passed over the Mediterranean Sea, I wished to be able to return to this amazing continent. For any of my friends/family who will miss ( Read more... )

Leo Horoscope for week of November 9, 2006 ( Read more... )

It's my last day in Ghana. Probably should have left much earlier. The sore throat got better because I started taking left over antibiotics- had enough to last 2 a day till I got home. But something went really wrong & an even bigger infection developed. Ended up at Trust Hospital in Accra night before last & to make the long story short, had to ( Read more... )

Last night, Faustina stopped by the compound to say goodbye. We had a great visit, shared many laughs, and also discussed the 2005-2007 budgets for Lume Kpodoave Women's Association. Will be taking the grantwriting home with me to finish up loose ends. Faustina expressed again how much she wants my mom to come to Ghana when the village makes me ( Read more... )

Today is my last day in Ho. Will leave for Accra tommorrow and spend some time there before coming home early next week. Really must see the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial before leaving Ghana- it is also where he is buried. This was a very difficult decision to make. But my intuition guided the decision & ultimately our health has to be first priority ( Read more... )

I'm very, very sick right now. Have a very sore throat and pain all over my body. Based on internet research, looks like its either strep throat or tonsillitis. The last thing I want to do is leave Ghana early but yesterday was absolutely insane when, for the 1st time, I became a patient in need of medical treatment. What a traumatic experience ( Read more... )

Travelled to village of Vakpo this weekend to attend a funeral service which was an incredible experience. Ghanaians, like all Africans, have special rituals for funerals and the customs in the Volta Region are really amazing. The entire community, even people from outside the village, showed up to attend the funeral. Not sure how many hundreds ( Read more... )

Last night, we had a celebration for Josephine, a volunteer who's about to leave. Josephine plans to adopt 2 Ghanaian children she met while working at the nearby orphanage & will come back to Ghana with her husband in 4 months time. She's a pretty lucky woman- her husband doesn't seem to mind if she brings back 1 or 5 kids from Ghana. They've ( Read more... )