Wow, what a weekend.
Friday night a bunch of us volunteers (10 in total) headed into Accra for a night out at a karaoke bar type thing, sort of a sports bar called Champs. We got there around 10 and the drinking started immediately. The drinks were fairly expensive but so strong that you needed to give your head a shake when finished. I of course decided that my new name was Frank the Tank and took the drinking to a new level. The memories of this night are hazy, but I met a US Marine that stole my attention for the night, so it was enjoyable to say the least.
Saturday I went shopping with the girls all day, just having a nice time, taking in the little time I had left in Accra, Ghana's capital. The fellow said he would call around 9 that evening, and we had made plans to go out, but then 8PM rolls around, and I thought to myself; "what would happen if he didn't call, I didn't want to waste my last Saturday night in Ghana waiting for a boy" so I checked with the others and found another girl that wanted to go out. Out of 9 people she was the only one willing to be a trooper (she is Norweigan, so a viking) and we went out. He called and we made plans to meet up, eventually meeting him and some other marines at the same bar as the night before, after a few stops at various bars and clubs along the way - only this time there was a special on, 15 cedi (like 12 dollars) and drink all you can until 1 AM. This was like 10PM, so I looked at Monica, and we decided to go for it and took the challenge.
Needless to say it was another long night full of partying and lack of sleep, but amazing and so much fun, all at the same time!
I really enjoyed the company of the marine, but it would never happen realistically as he is actually stationed in Chad (kind of by Sudan) and was only here for a week anyways. He will be in Chad until the earliest of October, but doesn't know, and will be all over the place for a long time. I had to laugh a little at my luck, just the norm for me, and then we exchanged emails (so 21st century).
Sunday I spent with some other volunteers, we headed to Aburi botanical gardens and hit some arts markets along the way. It was a very nice day, and I thought, what better to do than meet up with the other hot American boy I had met previous (med school student). We had lunch, which was nice, but I was so tired I couldn't focus on life. I had slept a total of 2 hours in the last 2 nights, so I was dead.
I can't believe the partying that took place this weekend, it was totally out of character but awesome! I was shocked and thrilled at the same time with the events of the weekend, but am now nervous to head to Germany tonight to drink at the rowdiest beer loving country in the world. It could get messy real quick, but I look forward to the history and the impact the country has on me. I lucked out and got into contact with a friend who lives in Munich so she will show me around for the 3 days I am there, which is nice.
I leave tonight at 11PM and arrive tomorrow at Frankfurt at 730AM (1130PM your time the day before). I am so excited but so torn on how I feel, I thought I would be happy to leave here, but I look back on all the craziness of the past two months, and it was all worth it, and every trying experience was worth its weight in gold. The things I thought I hated here I now realize they are some of the things I love the most. This experience has done so much to change me as a person, it is shocking to look back on the inner transformation that has taken place. I can't even begin to describe the things that have meant the most and have had the strangest impact on me, every experience from climbing a mountain to a conversation with a stranger to being pooped on have shaken me to the core in different ways and have done a lot to strengthen my faith in myself and my abilities as a person. I feel like I am leaving with regret in that my time here was short, but I feel that the experiences and memories have made me a better person.
I am not sure how often I will post in Europe, depending on the cost to use the internet, but I will try to keep you all updated on my current travels!
Germany here I come!
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