My mom's visit was amazing, we had so much fun and it was therapeutic to show her everything and have my normal life merge with my new life. She was such a trooper, taking the tro-tro with me, eating a variety of Ghanaian dishes, partying with my friends and trekking across the small wooden bridge at Kakum National Park in Cape Coast. She really learned to understand the saying "T.I.A"..."This Is Africa". It was great to hear from her that she had the same type of culture shock I experienced when I first arrived. And it was very interesting to hear her talk about how at home and relaxed I seem here. Nothing better than having mommy-time.
Since mom's visit, things have gone back to normal. Just working and going to the beach a lot. Have discovered a very nice beach "resort" less than an hour away from Accra that has great food and amazing sun called Kokrobitey. I am definitely taking advantage of the coastline, when will I live 20 minutes from the beach again? Work has had it's ups and downs. I have some interesting projects on the horizon, but I am finding it difficult with the slow pace that organization works at. My office as a whole is not very motivated, and there is a lot of downtime, especially for those who are waiting to go into the field. I did get exciting news that I can come up with a project and apply for funding and carry it out through CRI. So now I'm working on a proposal for a girls empowerment training session to be carried out in the Rights of Child Clubs.
Supposed to be going to the Ghanaian version of American Idol called "MTN Hitmaker" tomorrow night. I am very excited, am sure I will be screaming and cheering the loudest!
