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I cannot believe i am going home in 2 and a hlaf weeks! i have finally worked out that this trip is going crazy fast! there are most deffinatley people and things that i miss terribly but im also pretty settled here and the routines of work at the babies home seem pretty regular. i will never get used to my solid carb diet however and cannot wait for vegetables etc. i have realised that i am begining to take certain things here for granted that would never see at home. for example the random sheep and chickens wandering around town. the women carrying what appears to be their whole lives on their heads and the constant calling of "obruni" which follows me everywhere i go- i will actually be very glad to escape the latter however.
The last couple weeks have been pretty "normal" really with a continuation of my life at the babies home- i am deffinatley well settled into the daily routines of changing, cleaning, feeding and playing with babies and am becoming incredibly attached to some of the children who are all very sweet. It will be incredibly sad to leave them. as even over the last few weeks i have watched them grow and am quite acustomed to their different manerisms and characters. One of the babies has even taught herself to crawl in the time that i've been here.
Last weekend I took a trip a little further north , with Jenny- a fellow volunteer from sweeden. We Stayed in a town called Nkoranza at a gated comunity built for mentaly and a few physical handicapped children. The project called Operation Hand in Hand was beautiful. The children were very happily stimulated and cared for and the grounds were beautiful. The children were taught the local crafts such as bead making and stringing, as well as kente weaving so that they will be more accepted in to the comunties and can live a fulfilled life. The project would be an incredible place to volunteer and was a great place to stay even for a weekend- the first running shower i had in 5 weeks! From Nkoranza we took a day trip first visiting the monkey sanctuary which was a local village where monkeys were thought to be sacred and thus the monkeys and humans have learnt to co-exist. They even had a monkey grave yard! it was incredible to see monkeys so close and not miles up in a tree. unfortunately we didnt see any in the village but on our walk through the woods behind we saw tons, even some on the ground. it was wonderfull. In the afternoon we visited the Kintampo waterfalls which were quite impressive especially considering it is still technically dry season -( although rainy season seems to be fast approaching) The waterfall reminded me of a beautiful scene from the lion king 2! sad i know but still it was beautiful although taking a clear picture was difficult as there must have been atleast 80 children and adults swimming and bathing at the bottom of it. It appeared to be a school group. The trip was really nice and was nice to get out travelling agian as i was starting to take being here for granted!
Im sure the next two weeks are going to be an incredible blur of travel and painful goodbyes from the babies. i am supposed to travel to the mole national park in search of elephants and i will be spending my final week on the coast trying to soak up some last minute sun and take in the the coastal forts.
thank you all for your messages- you cant understand how great it is to hear from you all and whats going on in your blissfully normal lives! i miss that - thank you and keep in touch xx
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