So my time here in Ghana is coming to a close... I leave in 4 days for Europe. It almost feels unreal to be leaving... I have made some wonderful friends and feel completely comfortable and integrated into society. On the one hand I am comfortable and enjoy it here, but on the other hand I do feel ready to leave and begin my next adventure. I am getting a tad stir crazy and am starting to get really sick of being conned and cheated because of the color of my skin. Really annoying.
The scenery is gorgeous however, but Germany will be as well.
Yesterday we went to Cape Coast to see another slave castle, the Cape Coast Castle. It is smaller and younger than Elmina, but depressing just the same. The others went to Kakum National Park (I have already been) so I just parked it on the beach (in the cleanest place I could find) and read for awhile. I finally have found some sort of travel guide for Germany - from 2004, but a start to hold me off until I get there on Tuesday. I had a beer and actually found a spot where I wasn't bothered very much, so it was a really great day.
Today I should be at the oprphanage, but I am sick again (probably from the kids) so am staying away from there for the day. I have been working with the creche kids (aged 3-5 ish) and it is a sheer hell in a sense, but at the end of the day there is a true sense of accomplishment from keeping 30 of them in line (somewhat) and actually engaging their minds into something, whether it be sleep or reading haha.
The weather is a little nicer again, still raining every other day, but a little warmer.
There is not much to report, this weekend we are spending the night (Friday) in Accra apparently at a karaoke bar (oh dear) and the rest of the weekend in Aburi, visiting the botanical gardens, picking up last minute souveneirs and things like that. My flight leaves Accra 11PM (5PM your time) and gets into Frankfurt at 730AM. I am super excited!
I am off to try and find a pharmacy as this sickness willl take me down soon I think, and I think I have developed some sort of acid-reflux issue here, so I have been living on antacids... time to get more.
Hope all is well!
Love Krystle
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