http://afripeace.org/blog3 the stories of fifteen students and two faculty guides during a four week journey in ghana. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:51:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Writing a blog about my experiences in Africa seems weird to me. I did so much there and there is so much to say about all that, but it's odd to be writing about it from my own house in America. The things that happened don't really seem like they ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/08/08/and-thus-endeth-my-african-odyssey/ Wow, this month has been incredible. I feel that I have so much to say about how this experience has changed my life, how I'll never be the same, and how much I love Ghana....but I can't put it into the right words. Never before have I been so happy. This ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/08/06/ashley-the-adventure-ends/ After a month in Ghana, we're leaving, for home!!! USA USA USA! I'm so pumped to finally get that milkshake and hammer 5 i've been craving since we left! But in a way im kind of sad that we're leaving. This was by far, one of the greatest experiences ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/08/05/usa-usa-usa/ Well, we have all made it back to accra in one piece. We are all ready to get back to sacramento and enjoy whats left of our summer, though we have had a great trip here in ghana.We have seen so much on this trip from the urban (Accra and ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/08/04/last-blog-of-the-trip/ So, the group is finally back in Accra and I has just dawned on me that is difficult for me to grasp how long we have truly been away from home. part of me feels that I stepped off the plane yesterday, another part tells me I have spent years ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/08/04/an-eternity-a-second-or-a-month/ It's been a while since i've had internet access so i haven't been able to blog, so this one is going to encompass all that's happened since I last blogged. After leaving Accra we went on a sweet Canopy Walk, and although there wasn't a lot to look at ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/07/27/lets-play-catch-up/ It is me again i just had a few things to say. We were staying in Cape Coast at a beach resort called Green Turtle Lodge, and I really enjoyed it there. I got to swim relax, eat really good food and meet a lot of new people which was ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/07/27/homestays/ Since the last blog we have been through a few ups and downs but everything is going well now. We accomplished our community service, which consisted of digging a hole about five feet deep and roughly seven feet in diameter. We then hauled all the dirt up a hill and ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/07/27/61/ It's been a while and there is a huge plethora of experiences to blog about so lets get started. JIKO orphanage - This place was awesome! i loved playing frisbee with the orphans, getting to see how they lived, and of course, donating things to them. It was an incredible feeling ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/07/27/buhlawg/ Last I left off we had visited the Castle in Cape Coast and Elmina. the group then would find themselves in one of Ghana's most beautiful landscapes, the vacant and beautiful beaches along the coast near Takerati. The girls stayed at the Green Turtle Lodge, and the boys stayed down ... http://afripeace.org/blog3/2008/07/27/highs-lows-and-soccer-bros/