Highlights of week 2 in Ejura: Kumasi market – the most narrow rows of stalls swarming with people carrying things (on their head of course) that ranged from kitchen scourers to raw meat (with flies also enjoying the ride). Practiced my bargaining skills buying more material for clothes which will obviously fit in my already stuffed bag... The taxi driver on the way back from trip to Mampong “When I am born, I will call my son Rachel....

Ejura at 10 thursday night, when I first arrived, was daunting. It was dirty, dusty and dark. Waking up in the morning and meeting the other volunteers properly and seeing everything in the morning light was all I needed to get my enthusiasm for Africa back. There are 6 of us at Namaskar house for this term- Noa from Israel, Cara and Charli from Canada, Vero from Belgium and Barbara from Germany who is the poor person who has to share a room with me! They were re...