The Real Africa

When I arrived in Ghana I was struck by what people would call a culturel shock. Everything was different from what I knew back home. But setling in was the easiest thing ever, because of the heart of this project: The people. Here I am talking about both my co-volunteers and crew leaders, that really but there best effort into helping improve the school and local community in general. Everyone helped coming up with new ideas as to how we could teach or do sports or something compeltely different. And then there are the locals. Close to the school os a place called Maranatha Beach Camp where you spend a lot of hours if your on this project. And here you find the nicest people you will ever encounter. They make you feel at home the second you arrive.
One of the guys from here took me to watch football at the local village one of my first days there. So there i was with 50 locals, wathing Ghana play against Togo. They were so welcoming and really wanted to talk to me about where I was from, who I was and lots of other things.
That is what I really like about this project. You really get a chance to join an actual african village and the life there. It is challenging at times but all worth it in the end.
Compared to the other places I have been in Africa, which includes 5 other countries, I think that Ghana is a place where you really get to be a part of another culture. A great culture!