Hey all--
I only have a couple more minutes to tell you about all the amazing things in Africa this week. My dad will fill in the rest, hopefully.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Wood District in Aburi- I am thrilled with all of the cool African stuff I have found at the Wood District, including... a DRUM! It is just a road with little shacks on the side, each one filled with all kinds of cool carvings, bags, drums, leatherwork, etc. The shop owners must be bargained with, or else they rip you off! I am not so good at that, but slowly improving.
The Botanical Gardens- We visited the gardens on Monday because there was no school. Beautiful African foliage! We took tons of pictures.
The Schools- I am in love with the students here, even though every day is hard.
Viva la Africa! More next week....
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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." --Anne Frank
I'm Brynn.
Here's the story...
Over the seven-week break this summer, I was having that "what-am-I-going-to-do-after-graduation" discussion with my mom. I expressed that I did not just want to sit around and work a dead-end job before I start teaching in the fall. We discussed some options, and I began looking for an adventure.
A few weeks later, I was reading in our little community newspaper, The Holladay-Cottonwood Journal, about how the cast and crew of "Signing Time" (sign language videos for kids) went to Africa to meet and serve the Deaf community of students in Ghana. They went with a program called Signs of Hope International. I casually looked up the listed website.
I watched the video and thought about it. I read the testimonials and thought about it. I looked at the pictures and thought about it. I printed out a mission application and thought about it.
Needless to say, I applied. The application process was interesting (and a little stressful: I still don't know my blood type). They called for a phone interview. I waited. And hoped.
Then, they called to tell me I had been accepted! And now I am going to Africa in May to teach in a primary school for the Deaf. Thrilling! Frightening! Exciting! And let me say this: Heavenly Father answers prayers.
Now all I have to worry about is money and malaria. Africa! Drums. Baboons. Teaching. Students. Sign Language. I am just amazed.
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3 comments:
It sounds like you are having a fun time. Keep up the hard work and enjoy your time there!
It's so great to hear about all the good and the bad of this African experience! I can't wait to hear you play the drum! :)
Can't wait to see the pictures
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