1st art class

today emmy & i did our first art lesson at suzzy! we had 11 kids & it went really well. we made simple color wheels with water colors. they loved it! going back tomorrow to do more stuff then heading to accra on wed for a wild adventure, then to cape coast on sat to see the cape coast castle. also, its raining like gangbusters right now.

5 days in

not much new to report here. we had a pretty insane storm this evening. haven't been feeling well the last couple days. my stomach is having a bit of trouble adjusting to the food. we went on a walk yesterday to a river & walked thru a bunch of farmlands to get there. i fell on my bum in the mud. been pretty low key other than that. we finally went to the market today...man i had forgotten how bad t smells in there. well, until next time!

operation find my kids

so i already said this on facebook but i don't know if you all check that. so yesterday i went to my school to see my kids & found out that all of them have apparently gone to different schools. i was pretty crushed & really had to force myself to smile. don't get me wrong, i was thrilled to see suzzy & the rest of the kids, but i was really looking forward to seeing MY kids.  also, i had planned to do all the art stuff with that class, so i have to come up with a new plan on that front. but i also have a new mission. i am going to find all of my kids & see if i can teach them art on the weekends at the hotel. so tomorrow (today was a holiday, Founders Day) i'm going to ask suzzy & the kids if they know where i can find my kids. i'll search every inch of Hohoe if i have to. so wish me luck!

finally here

WE'RE HERE!!! after a long day of travel & not much sleep, we finally arrived in Hohoe around 7:30 local time. the tro ride was long & ridiculous (as usual). we have our rooms at the hotel & hilda (the woman who runs it) remembers me, mostly because i was the one who ordered french fries & scrambled eggs every day, for every meal. got a new phone so if any of you feel inclined to text me while i'm here you can. 0110202416000. it costs a fortune tho, so don't feel obligated or anything. not much else to report as of yet. it rained like the dickens earlier...thats about it. i'll probably post again on wed or thurs once we've done more stuff. tata for now!

1 day!

BLOG TIME! i will hopefully be updating this once or twice a week. we leave tomorrow at 10:30pm & arrive in ghana around 1:30pm on sunday. that's it for now, time to finish packing.