Today I was invited to attend the World Vision celebrations to mark the start of their new year. My day began at 5.30, which was a bit of a shock seeing am I'm no longer used to waking up when it's dark, good practice I suppose for when I get home! I managed to kick my brain into just enough gear to manage to get dressed and leave the house, and in my sleepy slumbery state I made my way into Zebilla and found a small seat on a rickety tro tro squeezed in bet...

Moto training! Sunday morning I woke up in a hot sweat. Well, hotter that the usual hot sweat anyway. I knew something was wrong as it was accompanied by a slight trembling of the legs and a mild nausea in the pit of my stomach. I did try to get out of bed, but it all seemed a bit much, so I laid back down and tried to figure it out. Was it that last goat kebab I had eaten... (it was a little too spicy I have to admit!), or was it the aftermath of the insan...

Welcome party in Bolga! It's been a real whirlwind of a time settling in here, but slowly and surely I am getting into the rhythm of things and finding my feet on the sandy ground of this crazy and colourful experience they call life in Ghana. Last Saturday I went over to Bolga for my first volunteer's party, for new starters and also some leavers, and it was brilliant! There is such a large bunch of volunteers here in (or with good access to) the Uppe...