Out in the field again (and swiftly developing a pink v-neck tan!) I was invited back out into the field today, for more pit-latrine building demonstrations, urinal inspections, and relationship building in the communities. Although this is not directly my area of work, simply going out and meeting some of the communities has been very valuable. Seeing how they live, and getting to know first-hand about some of the serious challenges they face in terms of eve...

Quite literally 'in at the deep end' - building pit latrines in Yelwoko. Today when I came home and glanced in the mirror, I almost didn't recognise myself. Covered in a sticky layer of dust, and bright pink from a day under the unforgiving African sunshine, I am slowly turning a strange shade of orangey-pinky-brown. A shade that no longer seems to wash off with a bucket bath...and that is slowly developing some very funky tan-line patterns on my arms and legs...

Nasara settles in, goes to work, market and Binaba. Back in Zebilla, I've been getting to know the town a little more, and apparently the town has been getting to know me too. The children that live nearby are now shouting 'sista Aiee-ma!' (huge emphasis on the E now, so cute) when they spot me even from a mile off, and a few people on my way to work are greeting me with 'hello Amma', 'how are you?,' 'how is your house?', 'how is your mother?', 'how is your fat...

Welcome party in Bolga! It's been a real whirlwind of a time settling in here, but slowly and surely I am getting into the rhythm of things and finding my feet on the sandy ground of this crazy and colourful experience they call life in Ghana. Last Saturday I went over to Bolga for my first volunteer's party, for new starters and also some leavers, and it was brilliant! There is such a large bunch of volunteers here in (or with good access to) the Uppe...

Oh my god, there is a man on a camel in my back garden!!!!! Who on earth comes home to find something like that in their backyard?!!! Well, apparently my neighbours, because for them this is not an unusual occurrence. But for me - WOAH! This is truly crackers and the most insane thing I have witnessed since finding a duck living here last week (sound strange I know, but really, a duck here in the parched dried out scorching savannah? I mean come on that's jus...