Hi,
Went to Osu - Oxford street and in typical african style i now saw some crazy nollywood movie beef! kai! a taxi drove past a little girl was struggling to get out;... she now got out and was fighting with her family members and screaming LEAVE ME LEAAAAVEEE ME!!! i was stunned.... in untypical London fashion.... the people actually STOPPED TO HELP!! in London everyone would have walked off and minded their own business, sparing the occasional glance back to gather enough detail to tell their friends later... taught me something about the Ghanians a friend of mine told me a while back... during the day it is like everyone is your brother/sister they will try to help!
(saying that some people were actually trying to encourage the girls family to take her back! which was a lil worrying)
anywhoo... days are going by remarkably quick.... will soon be starting my work at the orphanage which should be really good.
Tonight will be going out... mmm i will tell you how it goes ooooo OOoooOOO
tc and talk 2 u soon oo
Friday, 30 July 2010
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Day 2 and a 5GHC tip Hair do....
AKWAABA! i am starting to get used to the bumpy roads of ghana, and seeing the markets etc. the initial culture shock came in bouts of surreality. I would see a guy carrying tire parts on his head and think i am in Ghana. wow.
Yesterday fulled with 1 hour sleep i went to get some clothes to wear just for a day or two. LET ME TELL YOU GHANA is EXPENSIVE! wow! i never would have thought it... a pair of linen trousers and a top is what i settled with clothes wise and the trousers alone cost me 50 GHC! that is £25 for a pair of linen trousers that i actually have bought for £5 (they are in my suitcase in Libia probably missing me....)
Today i spent the day in the hairdresser wasnt as long as i expected it would be... but then maybe that is because of the chunky braids she put at the back... o well all the better for taking out easily afterwards... i decided to tip her 5 GHC cus she even washed my hair! and that was to be included in the 20 GHC (£10) That she was charging to braid my hair. man that is as cheap as chips! well fish and chips and mushy peas maybe you know what i mean.
I will start work at the orphanage from next week or the week after, but i am very grateful for these couple of days where i can get to know Ghana first before jumping into the working side of my trip.
For now i am tirred and may just nap... ooo need to remember to take more pictures! but without my pouch i feel scared to take it out!
ON some levels i really have learnt from not having my stuff here how some people feel like with nothing at all... i will really appreciate the things that i have (once i get it back!) a whooole lot more.
Peace, Lover, and XPRESSIONS
SN
xx
Yesterday fulled with 1 hour sleep i went to get some clothes to wear just for a day or two. LET ME TELL YOU GHANA is EXPENSIVE! wow! i never would have thought it... a pair of linen trousers and a top is what i settled with clothes wise and the trousers alone cost me 50 GHC! that is £25 for a pair of linen trousers that i actually have bought for £5 (they are in my suitcase in Libia probably missing me....)
Today i spent the day in the hairdresser wasnt as long as i expected it would be... but then maybe that is because of the chunky braids she put at the back... o well all the better for taking out easily afterwards... i decided to tip her 5 GHC cus she even washed my hair! and that was to be included in the 20 GHC (£10) That she was charging to braid my hair. man that is as cheap as chips! well fish and chips and mushy peas maybe you know what i mean.
I will start work at the orphanage from next week or the week after, but i am very grateful for these couple of days where i can get to know Ghana first before jumping into the working side of my trip.
For now i am tirred and may just nap... ooo need to remember to take more pictures! but without my pouch i feel scared to take it out!
ON some levels i really have learnt from not having my stuff here how some people feel like with nothing at all... i will really appreciate the things that i have (once i get it back!) a whooole lot more.
Peace, Lover, and XPRESSIONS
SN
xx
Monday, 26 July 2010
Day 1 Ghana
i arrived in Ghana this morning... and all i can say is wow... it was em.. a lot.
i will never take Air Afriqiuyah again! being cheap is never good for the soul! anyways....
first of all their flight was delayed by 2 hours. secondly when on the flight the pilot made some death defying drop that had me reaching for the persons hand next to me in fear...
FINALLY when i arrived at the airport it came to light that my luggage and many of the others who connected from London their luggage did not turn up in ACCRA! I mean what sort of nonsense....
i have not slept a wink but i am going to stay positive... even though i am not going to get my stuff back till thursday.... :(
thank God at least that i packed my dads little travel pouch thing...
i pray that this experience starts of with these lows... then turns really really positive! i also pray that i get my stuff back with no wahala! ah!
Funny though.... i am actually just thankful to be alive... so thank you God for journey mercies...
for now... need to wait till the sun rises a little so i can go to my hotel... was to dark and late for the person i am crashing with to take me... and their brother has now invoked the fear of arm robbers etc into my head lol
Hopefully there will be better news later today... abi joy cometh in the morning...
these three days will be helpful in a way- in terms of considering and experiencing what it is like not to have anything and having to make do on what you do have... lord help me!
regardless AKWAABA Welcome to Ghana! hmmm
tc xx
i will never take Air Afriqiuyah again! being cheap is never good for the soul! anyways....
first of all their flight was delayed by 2 hours. secondly when on the flight the pilot made some death defying drop that had me reaching for the persons hand next to me in fear...
FINALLY when i arrived at the airport it came to light that my luggage and many of the others who connected from London their luggage did not turn up in ACCRA! I mean what sort of nonsense....
i have not slept a wink but i am going to stay positive... even though i am not going to get my stuff back till thursday.... :(
thank God at least that i packed my dads little travel pouch thing...
i pray that this experience starts of with these lows... then turns really really positive! i also pray that i get my stuff back with no wahala! ah!
Funny though.... i am actually just thankful to be alive... so thank you God for journey mercies...
for now... need to wait till the sun rises a little so i can go to my hotel... was to dark and late for the person i am crashing with to take me... and their brother has now invoked the fear of arm robbers etc into my head lol
Hopefully there will be better news later today... abi joy cometh in the morning...
these three days will be helpful in a way- in terms of considering and experiencing what it is like not to have anything and having to make do on what you do have... lord help me!
regardless AKWAABA Welcome to Ghana! hmmm
tc xx
Sunday, 25 July 2010
1 day till Ghana....tomorrow is D day
Ok so tomorrow i am flying out to Ghana whoohooo?! tbh i have noticed my blogs got shorter and shorter as the days got closer! i am excited but it is the flying hype that has got me shaking in my office sandals! I pray and hope the flight is smooth and there is no problem!
when i arrive it is going to be late so will prob just go straight to sleep! but we shall see... i am a bit confused about my landing times etc because of the time difference but i guess i will just get there when i get there!
for now ITS GHANA TIME BABY!!
love you all long time... i hope to blog as soon as i land tomorrow...
By the grace of God it will all be good news! :D
take care and see you all soon! xx
when i arrive it is going to be late so will prob just go straight to sleep! but we shall see... i am a bit confused about my landing times etc because of the time difference but i guess i will just get there when i get there!
for now ITS GHANA TIME BABY!!
love you all long time... i hope to blog as soon as i land tomorrow...
By the grace of God it will all be good news! :D
take care and see you all soon! xx
Saturday, 24 July 2010
1 1/2 days till ghana...
man it is getting scarier and more real each day!!
My family have now gone to Wales so i am all byyy myself! It is such an empty house!
Nothing more to add today...
sigh
excited maybe... really...
nyt xx
My family have now gone to Wales so i am all byyy myself! It is such an empty house!
Nothing more to add today...
sigh
excited maybe... really...
nyt xx
Friday, 23 July 2010
3 days till Ghana...
3 days to go... what can i say more than my hands are sweaty mums spaggetti! ah!
PRAY FOR ME OOO! lol
PRAY FOR ME OOO! lol
Monday, 19 July 2010
7/6 days till Ghana!!
ooo i have 7/6 days till i jet off on that spaaceeshippp to sunny Ghana... it has come so quick it is quite scary! I had a little send of shindig on saturday which was fun! jst peoples chilling with peoples always makes me happy!
This week is not going to be no holiday for me either! i am going to be busy going here there and ever where in the lead up towards my trip. weds/thurs i will be in nottz for my girlies graduation!!! (sooo prroouddd of u dee and KG) den back in london....
ooohh random! did i say i made my own wax 2day and used it on myself!- no one wanted to volunteer to be my guinea pig for some strange reason! ;O( - and you know it worked quite well- so i am offering waxing services for anyone who requires them... but please note i am not responsible for any bleeding, burns or bumps.. it is all part of the fun after all :)
Anways where was i? oooh yes... so i am going up and down and all over the place when really i should be doing my portfolio! lord help me!
Just got in contact with someone that is in Ghana at the moment and i may hook up with her when i get there, also my friend has just landed in Ghana today so at least i will have peoples i know there when i get there!
For now it is go to sleep time! so goodnight
xx
This week is not going to be no holiday for me either! i am going to be busy going here there and ever where in the lead up towards my trip. weds/thurs i will be in nottz for my girlies graduation!!! (sooo prroouddd of u dee and KG) den back in london....
ooohh random! did i say i made my own wax 2day and used it on myself!- no one wanted to volunteer to be my guinea pig for some strange reason! ;O( - and you know it worked quite well- so i am offering waxing services for anyone who requires them... but please note i am not responsible for any bleeding, burns or bumps.. it is all part of the fun after all :)
Anways where was i? oooh yes... so i am going up and down and all over the place when really i should be doing my portfolio! lord help me!
Just got in contact with someone that is in Ghana at the moment and i may hook up with her when i get there, also my friend has just landed in Ghana today so at least i will have peoples i know there when i get there!
For now it is go to sleep time! so goodnight
xx
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