Almost Time to Return Home
Well you haven't heard from me lately for two reasons. One: I was sick again last week. It started on Tuesday and lasted until Thursday. But I know what caused this one. Tuesday is the day that I take my malaria medicine. It says on the label to take with food. I've taken this medicine for three trips now to Ghana and once to India and have never gotten sick. I guess that I did not eat enough breakfast to coat my stomach before taking it. But was I ever sick. Spent most of the day Tuesday and Wednesday in bed. Bummer! The other reason that I've not written before now is that Adams and I have been to the Internet cafes several times but lights out! Same old "dam problem" with the electricity! LOL!
I did make it to the US Embassy last week though. No good news however. I had a meeting with a gentleman in the consulars office. He told me that there was nothing that I nor US Congressman McIntyre could do to make the visa happen. It has to be done by Adams. He did tell me four areas in which Adams is lacking and he will start trying to correct those as soon as possible. So maybe after a few months these things can be taken care of.
Saturday Adams and I went to Kasoa to attend the graduating ceremony of Amibs School of Art and Design. There were eight graduates. It was held outdoors at a local restaurant under tents and the trees. It was really nice, though quite different from graduation ceremonies here in the U.S. One main difference, we don't take up offerings during the ceremony. They passed the plate two or three times! Amibs even had me taking part in the event. The eight students, he and I were in cap and gowns. I have pictures that I"m going to try to send if I can possibly upload them. If not, it will have to wait. I met another member of Parliament who also attended the graduation. He was very nice, in fact, every one was and I was treated like royalty. I was even presented a small award for my assisting his school in the past with scholarships and money for completion of his new addition to his school. TV cameras and newspaper men were present too.
On Sunday at Amibs house and school a party was held in my honor. There were approximately 75-80 people present. We had a huge buffet lunch with such things as banku, rice balls, goat kabobs, washee, beans, all kinds of soups, salads and Ghanaian biscuits. It was wonderful. I had to be very careful about what I ate though. Didn't want to get sick again.
Well yesterday Adams and I were all about Accra going here and there, just having a wonderful time being together. It's amazing how two people who are so different in every way can get along so well together. Today we are planning to go to a nearby town or village where they make traditional glass beads the way they have for centuries. Hope to find so really nice beads for a really good price. If anyone can barter, it's Adams. He'll be able to get me the very best price I'm sure.
Well I'd better be going for now. Take care everyone. Reality is beginning to set in as far as my vacation coming to an end. I'm beginning to get depressed about having to go back to the rat race back home, but all things must end I suppose. Catch you later.
Larry in Ghana
I did make it to the US Embassy last week though. No good news however. I had a meeting with a gentleman in the consulars office. He told me that there was nothing that I nor US Congressman McIntyre could do to make the visa happen. It has to be done by Adams. He did tell me four areas in which Adams is lacking and he will start trying to correct those as soon as possible. So maybe after a few months these things can be taken care of.
Saturday Adams and I went to Kasoa to attend the graduating ceremony of Amibs School of Art and Design. There were eight graduates. It was held outdoors at a local restaurant under tents and the trees. It was really nice, though quite different from graduation ceremonies here in the U.S. One main difference, we don't take up offerings during the ceremony. They passed the plate two or three times! Amibs even had me taking part in the event. The eight students, he and I were in cap and gowns. I have pictures that I"m going to try to send if I can possibly upload them. If not, it will have to wait. I met another member of Parliament who also attended the graduation. He was very nice, in fact, every one was and I was treated like royalty. I was even presented a small award for my assisting his school in the past with scholarships and money for completion of his new addition to his school. TV cameras and newspaper men were present too.
On Sunday at Amibs house and school a party was held in my honor. There were approximately 75-80 people present. We had a huge buffet lunch with such things as banku, rice balls, goat kabobs, washee, beans, all kinds of soups, salads and Ghanaian biscuits. It was wonderful. I had to be very careful about what I ate though. Didn't want to get sick again.
Well yesterday Adams and I were all about Accra going here and there, just having a wonderful time being together. It's amazing how two people who are so different in every way can get along so well together. Today we are planning to go to a nearby town or village where they make traditional glass beads the way they have for centuries. Hope to find so really nice beads for a really good price. If anyone can barter, it's Adams. He'll be able to get me the very best price I'm sure.
Well I'd better be going for now. Take care everyone. Reality is beginning to set in as far as my vacation coming to an end. I'm beginning to get depressed about having to go back to the rat race back home, but all things must end I suppose. Catch you later.
Larry in Ghana
P.S. The first picture is one of me being presented a present by Amibs in the middle and one of his student's parents on the right. The second picture is me wearing the gift. It is a shirt of the northern region of Ghana called a fugu. It was worn by chiefs. The third pictue is three really nice Ghanaian ladies at my party on Sunday and the last is a picture of me giving one of the students his diploma. Notice the Ghanaian cap and gown.
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