Last Week Here!

Time seems to go by slowly here but at the same time I cannot believe my trip is almost over, looking back it seems to have gone by too fast. This weekend our trip to the waterfalls proved to be the perfect last excursion. We were actually provided with a nice bus that had air conditioning and a TV (even though the air conditioning did not work and the TV was only on for a two minute period of overwhelming Ghanaian screams)! Today was my second to last day at Mcolins, and I know that tommorrow is going to be an emotional day. I've made such a connection with Linda and Blessing, I almost feel like I am abandoning them by going back to Massachusetts! But, I do have some good news. Today I talked to Mama Susie about one of my students in the nursery, Princess. Princess has down syndrome and is, by age, supposed to be in first grade, but she remains in the nursery class. Mcolins is one of the most developed schools in this area, but is still no where near suitable enough to tend to Princess' special needs. I asked Mama Susie if there is any programs and/or schooling systems in Accra that tended to special needs students and she knew of a place. I proceeded to ask about Princess' parents and their financial ability to send her to Accra, and she informed me that Princess would have already been there if her parents had the money to send her. Luckily, the high school I went to has a great program for the mentally disabled and I will be able to raise lots of money as soon as I get home! Mama Susie said she would see to it personally that Princess gets to Accra when I get her the money. I am so happy! I can't believe I'm going home this soon. I've met the best group of people (both the volunteers and Ghanaian's) here and leaving will be very bittersweet.