There's no place like Ho
Click your ruby slippers together and say, "There's no place like Ho, there's no place like Ho." Though our house is astoundingly similar to a retirement home (see below), it's our home for now. On Saturday, we took a day trip to the southern coast of Ghana, visiting a slave fort, a kente weaving place, a slave memorial and a traditional bone healer. We also made a short stop at one of the other CCS home-bases. After about 5 minutes, we were pretty sure we wanted to go back. Sure, it may be near the beach, but there's sand and bugs everywhere, and let's face it, the people just aren't as great.
Why does the CCS Ho Home-base ressemble a retirement home?
1. We sleep early (staying out for one of the volunteer's birthday parties meant staying out past 10, then promptly going back)
2. We wake early (everyone's up by 7:30 at the lastest - the scariest part is that we don't mind)
3. Everything we eat is a soft solid (for example, rice, yams, plantains, bananas, red red, FanChoco)
4. We spend all day reading
5. We discuss and pay careful attention to the regularity, consistency and colour of our bowel movements
6. With the addition of Ghanaian time, we move extra slow
What does the CCS Ho Home-base not have in common with a retirement home?
1. We play full-contact Spoons
... that's pretty much it
This weekend, we head to Wli falls and the monkey sanctuary (this is my chance to steal one), then to Cape Coast and Kakum National Park. We're also planning to go to Mole (mole-A) National Park, where Silan plans to bait the elephants with Janelle... just to get a better picture. In case you didn't know, Janelle is deathly afraid of elephants, which makes for a more enjoyable trip for everyone else.
Until then, "just relax..."
P.S. We've been having trouble uploading pictures because apparently it slows down the whole system at the internet cafe, hopefully we'll be able to show you some pictures of our many Ghanaian adventures!
posted by Silan @ 12:14 p.m.
5 comments
5 Comments:
Sounds like you guys are having an amazing time. Si, I'm counting on you to get that monkey. Even if the little nutter bites all your fingers off, I expect him to return with you to Vancouver. Also, thanks for telling me Janelle's greatest fear now! Jeez... you jerk! Now what the hell am I gonna do with that elephant I bought her??
oh denise, i've been meaning to email you! I'll definitely steal that monkey, name it Denise and train it to help you teach driver's ed and work in your daycare. How's that?
Yes, the real question is what are you going to do with the elephant? the real question is, WHAT WOULD SHE HAVE DONE WITH THE ELEPHANT? other than feed it peanuts... oh wait, i guess she couldn't do that either. How insensitive.
A monkey for a YD co-pilot.. i can think of nothing that would bring me greater joy.
About Janelle's elephant.. isn't it obvious what she could do with it?! OBVIOUSLY, she could bring it to Pittsburgh and use it either as a mode of transportation or to assist her in moving large rocks or lumber, as they do in India. Or, the elephant could use its trunk to help her get objects out of her reach.... since she's a wee lass. (just kidding, janelle.. i love you.. no really, i'm such a fan)
i'm such an idiot! of course there are all these things she could use an elephant for!
I was thinking that it would be smart to have at least one responsible individual working at driving school and daycare between the two of you. but unfortunately, i couldn't persuade the monkey to come with me today :( i lured it with the banana, but then two monkeys used both hands and yanked it away from me haha
One day, my weeness will come in handy AND YOU WILL REGRET EVER HAVING MADE FUN OF ME.
I can't wait to see the elephants. Because the monkeys were so cool. Africa is freaking awesome.
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