DAY 1

After 17 total hours long flight, I finally arrived at Accra, Ghana. Richard (the leader of Blue Med) greeted me at the arrivals section. The first thing i noticed was the weather. It was hot and humid. Something that I expected. I realized that Accra is a really bustling city. The taxis roam around the streets like bugs in the forests and the people moves adeptly around the cars.

Richard and I took a taxi to shop for some vegetables, and we grabbed a lunch. It's unfortunate that i forgot to take a picture of my first meal in Ghana. But the meal was Chicken Kebab with fried rice, with a mysterious sauce that went along with it. The meal was excellent and I couldn't thank Richard more for making my first dining experience so pleasant.

Next we traveled to the bus station to catch a bus to Ho, near the Volta Region. The traffic was pretty bad and I don't think we were going even at a quarters speed of the speed limit. But after a while, half an hour or so, things started to clear up and the bus soon started to gather speed. Before we left, however, Richard bought ourselves each  plastic bag of yogurt and a bag of water. I wondered how to drink them then i realized that we had to cut a piece of plastic out with our teeth to open it. People learn new things everyday.

The bus ride was long. Longer than I expected. I already have sat on a chair for 17 hours in an airplane, and it was tiring to sit another 3 and a half or so. But It was worth it. On the bus, we had a woman who preached the gospel to us and had a man who sold queer medicine. I opted not to buy it but it was an interesting sight. Speaking of sight. The view was absolutely enchanting. No, it's not Disney World enchantment, but more of harmony between nature and humanity.

A Picture is worth more than a thousand words so I'll let some pictures take over.

When I finally arrived at Ho, and to the Blue Med Headquarters after that, I was amazed by the number of people already here! Around 20 were from the U.K. and just one was from the States, all college students. Well, I just made that number 2 didn't I.

As I sit among these awesome people, I just can't wait what the next 4 weeks would look like.