Pictures from Africa
Saturday, August 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Hey all! I'm home and finally able to post pictures. For those of you who are not on Facebook, here are the links to my albums--I think that's the fastest way to share them with you! ~Julie Ghana_1: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=137875&l=b5763&id=696105380 Ghana_2: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=148040&l=5c1f4&id=696105380 Enjoy!!!!! Ghana_3: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=148045&l=4566b&id=696105380
Bittersweet.
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »I am leaving Nalerigu on Tuesday and I can hardly believe it's time to say goodbye. I love home and I am excited to see all of you again, to hear about all that's happened in your lives over the ...
So much to say, so little time!!!
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »It has now been an embarassingly long time since I've updated you all on my adventures in Africa and I sincerely apologize. There is simply too much to say to fit in a blog post, but I will try to ...
Two more weeks have gone by already???
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Another long overdue hello!! Thank you for the emails and the posts--I am just now online for the first time in about a week and it has been so special to hear from home! I don't think I can possibly write ...
Nakpanduri and Church in the Bush
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »Let me start by saying that I LOVED Nakpanduri--the red rock escarpment is beautiful and I had an absolute blast climbing around on the rocks. As we drove there, the sky got black, but it never actually rained on us--hooray! ...
Week in Review
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Wow, I have been busy! Sorry it's been several days since my last update, but there has been a lot going on over here! So, here are some snapshots of my week: TUESDAY: I watched my very first C-section! On Tuesdays ...
A Trip to Market and a Busy Monday!
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »Unfortunately, church in the bush was deferred to next Sunday... I woke up early and felt a bit sick (I didn't think Andy was THAT much of a prophet when he said, "You're here for six weeks? Yeah, you'll get ...
Makeshift Fourth of July
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Well, today was our holiday... I hadn't thought about this before, but in Africa the sun comes up between 5 and 6 every morning and sets before 7 every night because we're so close to the equator. So, earlier than ...
Akwaaba to Ghana!
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Happy Fourth of July! I learned my first Ghanaian word on the airplane: Welcome! It is 7:30 pm on July 4th, and I have been in Nalerigu since about 11:15 am. The past two days have been pretty full, but great ...