Wow. That is the one word that sums up my first impression of Ghana, and Africa in general. We arrived in Ghana last night at 9:00PM, meaning it was only 4:00PM in La Crosse and Madison (They are five hours ahead over here). We've heard that Ghana is in the "GMT" zone, meaning "Ghana Maybe Time"... I guess people don't stick to their schedules as much over here. Kind of cool though. After we grabbed our luggage at the airport we walked thro...

Our journey began at 4:30 yesterday afternoon (Madison time), and 14 hours later we have arrived in London! It's 12:30 in London, which means it's only 6:30 back in La Crosse and Madison. We left Chicago last night at 10:30, and it took us about 7 hours to get here. Everything is going well so far... Our flight for Accra, Ghana leaves two hours from now, so we have some time to kill. The first flight was great for spending so much time in that plane... there wer...

It's Saturday afternoon, and I'm home from Madison and back in La Crosse. Yesterday was my last day at Lindbergh Elementary School, where I've spent nearly the past two years of my life, including both of the summers I spent in Madison. It was a great last day, and I'm so glad I've gotten to know the many people I have at Lindbergh. I was sad to see everyone go, but I already can't wait to come back and visit in 2010. I've had such a great time being a part of t...