I have now been in Bolga for a couple of days and am enjoying settling in to this laid back little town. It was quite a journey on the way up, setting off from Kumasi very early after a rain storm and arriving in Tamale in the scorching heat of the early afternoon. The four of us heading on to Bolga took a tro (dilapidated mini-bus) and found that our seat in the back collapsed after every few bumps in the road so it became a balancing act on the metal frame for ...

I cant believe that I am here! But at the same time it already seems so long go that I was slipping and sliding along in the snow in London and cranking up the heating. In starting this blog, I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone back home for being so supportive and excited for me in moving to Ghana. I really appreciate the efforts everyone went to in wishing me well on this adventure and for all the money raised for VSO so far. I hope that this bl...