everything is better when he's home!
{he didn't pay me to type that}
the gerblets and i made it through his absence with just a minor mishap.
i got a call from the director of scout's preschool
{he didn't pay me to type that}
the gerblets and i made it through his absence with just a minor mishap.
i got a call from the director of scout's preschool
letting me know me that he didn't have a lunch one day last week.
OOPS! i had packed it, but somehow we left in my car.
he didn't starve. he enjoyed his first hot lunch from the school's cafeteria.
the irony to this is we actually arrived early that day - the first all week!
{even stopped at starbucks for a vanilla milk and coffee}.
OOPS! i had packed it, but somehow we left in my car.
he didn't starve. he enjoyed his first hot lunch from the school's cafeteria.
the irony to this is we actually arrived early that day - the first all week!
{even stopped at starbucks for a vanilla milk and coffee}.
when c caught up on sleep, he took some time to share his photos with us.
the majority are architectural photos, rather pictures of buildings and not pretty at all}
but most structures in ghana aren't.
the very basics that we take for granted,like running water, are rare for the
average ghanaian. yet, c tells me they are the most hard-working and appreciative
people he has met in all his travels. ok, now on to some photos.
the majority are architectural photos, rather pictures of buildings and not pretty at all}
but most structures in ghana aren't.
the very basics that we take for granted,like running water, are rare for the
average ghanaian. yet, c tells me they are the most hard-working and appreciative
people he has met in all his travels. ok, now on to some photos.
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| c took this for the boys. shows his flight over the atlantic ocean |
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| the accra airport |
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| the hotel c stayed at |
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| it even had a pool {he said he enjoyed in late afternoons} |
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| his comfy hotel room |
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| c worked closely with gentlemen, joshua + godwin from ghana |
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| a typical school {piled up for cleaning} |
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| bricks made out of of concrete are made directly on the site |
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| a typical 'current' classroom |
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| christopher spent lots of time with chris, the cfo of edify |
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| all private schools require uniforms {i love them all} |
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| many babies cry seeing 'ubrinis' {white people} for the first time |
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| the modern accra airport |
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| my favorite pictures are of the children |
i hope you enjoyed those as much as did and they give you a
teensy glimpse into what c's trip there was like.
c told the boys and i he may get the opportunity to go back in the spring
when the prototype schools he designed will start to be built. so exciting!
oh and he shared some interesting tidbits about ghana:
1. anything that can be carried will be carried on the HEAD.
2. goats are plentiful and walk the streets
3. trash is also plentiful
4. like the locals, it's appropriate to shake with your right hand only
5. religious tolerance is high. christianity is dominant, and muslim and traditional religion is also practiced
6. most stores names have god in the title
7. everyone cooks from scratch
8. dancing is a big part of the culture
9. the people are exceptionally kind and gracious
10. the children's smiles are contagious
