...ghana

its nice to have 'lindsay in ghana' as relevant again.

i made it back... finally. with more hatred for ghana immigration than ever before. but, more excitement and love for buduburam as well so, it balances out?

things are hectic and i don't think ive processed anything. so, here's a jumbled list of my thoughts about being back.

- being here makes sense. and feels really comfortable.

- i run a lot. and sweat a lot. and joburg is really cold. i feel like i'm this grimy and frantic whirlwind going around the camp while people tell me how cold it is.

- 1.5 weeks is no time at all. and i wish i was moving back here for longer

- it is really strange being here with other volunteers and i surprisingly miss being here alone. i really miss living on my own and having my own house rules.

- i really love watching other volunteers learn and explore (lame as that sounds). although i wish i could give them the coles notes to what i think of the place without influencing how they see it.

- prosper and eduardo are nutters in the same class at school. their teacher must hate them and their lives. they're really smart though and have even more rhymes to sing off to me.

- more old friends have come back to camp from liberia... which is excellent for me... unnerving for them and their country.

- there are a lot of babies that were born since i left 6 months ago, and i didn't know any of the women were pregnant. one named their kid lindsay. not sure how to handle it...

- i have a job coming up that i have to prep for and balance with this life that has immediately felt like i never left.

- the black stars made their return to accra today while i was celebrating the return of my passport with a ghana visa over a 2for1 pizza with AB. it was a less than enthusiastic return. i don't think everyone's hearts have mended from that defeat (actually).

- 'yeys' 'ohs' and 'aaaalriggh' are still in full force. and so are some excellent sense of humours and ways of stringing words together.

- i don't think i've slept in a long time. maybe thats why i can't figure anything out and feel like that even though i couldn't have more to talk about and more to be excited about, i can just barely get a blog post together.

better blog next time. whenever next time is. so much to do. so many people to see. so much spice that needs to be put in my body. and right now, so many buckets of cold water that need to be dumped on me.

oh and. the feeding program and hope foundation are doing really really well. i couldn't be more proud of what everyone has accomplished. time to grow?

hooray!