My time in Ghana: July 2016

I spent 3 weeks in Ghana doing the orphanage placement. Seth opened up his home and allowed us to stay in his volunteer house. Due to him and his team being so friendly they made me feel like part of the family and I always felt like if I had any problems I could discuss it with them. They always put the volunteers before themselves and focus entirely on making your trip the best that it can be.
The placement at Kumasi children's home was incredible. I met so many children that I wanted to bring home. It was interesting to see the cultural differences in the caring for children in the UK and Ghana. Due to disabled children also living at the orphanage you can gain a broad set of experiences.
I feel like even though I was only there for 3 weeks I had the opportunity to make long lasting changes by painting rooms in the orphanage and the school.
I feel like I made everyday in Ghana count as I did both the mole national park trip and the cape coast trip. At the mole national park I went on my first ever safari and got very close to the elephants, fed the monkeys at the monkey sanctuary, saw the oldest mosque in Africa and went swimming in the waterfalls. I also took part in a village day where I got to experience a day in the life of the village. This was eye opening as it is completely different to anything I have seen in the UK.
On the cape coast trip I saw the slave castles, stroked a crocodile, completed the canopy tree top walk and had an amazing surf lesson where even though it was my first time surfing I managed to stand up on the board several times. I also got to spend my last 2 nights of my trip staying on the beach.
I would recommend PMGY Ghana to anyone who wants to volunteer as both the Ghana team and the U.K. Team make you feel safe throughout with providing information and contact with you both before, during and after. I want to go back as soon as possible and I'm pretty sure anyone thinking of going would feel the exact same after coming home.

I would also just like to say thanks once again to both the UK and Ghana team but especially to Seth who made my trip unforgettable.