I have now been in Ghana for 2 weeks but it feels like forever! i have settled into a routine of teaching class 5 which is very challenging as they do not pay the least bit of attention to me or their teacher. The children are very aggressive and start brawls in the middle of the classroom! they hit each other, bite each other, kick each other! it is most bizarre- i remember sitting quietly and paying attention to the teacher in year 5, i probably didnt learn muc...

So much has happened since i last wrote, i have no idea where to begin! This week has been an incredible mixture of emotions and activities. Not at all what i expected but still great! I spent last weekend exploring Kumasi. The market was incredible, i have never seen so many people in one place selling all manner of things from coconuts, to bolts and locks, to DVD players,to plastic bags and water. Everywhere i turned someone wanted to sell me something, while ...

Nothing in my life has prepared me for the last few days! i have never experienced such great culture shock! On arrival in ghana i met up with Dorcas my volunteer coordinator and Irene the other volunteer arriving on my fligh. Dorcas took us to the hotel in accra where we stayed for the first night- that was my first new experience as i have never shared a bed with a 65 year old dutch woman before!!-- before leaving us to a night of utter awkwardness Dorcas ex...