I think that this month has been the fastest month of my life, and possibly the best. I’ve done so much and experienced so many new things that I’m nervous to go back home to the familiar. Hohoe has become my home and I love the people that I’ve gotten to spend my time with.
This is how what I have been up to…
In the morning I go to placement and teach my students all about English, Math and sometimes make time for music and art. We’ve been working on so much. The most recent assignment that my P5’s completed was writing their own stories. I loved reading their stories so much, and was so proud of their creativity. My students illustrated their stories which was also done very well. In math we’ve been working on long division, finding area and perimeter, adding and subtracting fractions…and stuff like that. I had to brush up on my math skills before teaching anything (sadly)!! Overall everything is going really good at my placement and I’ve seen a steady progress in most students.
In the afternoons I’ve been busy doing cultural activities like Ewe lessons, visiting beautiful waterfalls, taking nature walks through the rainforest, feeding wild monkeys Bananas, learning how to Batik, hanging around town and meeting so many incredible people. We have also been having guest speakers where we have been learning about child labor in Ghana, religious traditions, and the education systems here. I have been embracing Ghanaian culture to the max and am absolutely loving the music here.
On other afternoons I’ve been going to local orphanages and playing with the kids or helping build a school in a local village. So in-between teaching and taking in the beauty of Africa, I’ve been trying to keep myself busy by helping out where I can. The other day I was at the Christian Orphanage and this little boy Daniel was sitting on my lap singing “this little light of mine” it was the most adorable thing I had ever heard, it brought tears to my eyes. I wanted so badly to take him home with me….he just wanted to be loved, it broke my heart.
Everything has been really great here in beautiful Ghana, thanks for reading and thank-you for your support xox.
This is how what I have been up to…
In the morning I go to placement and teach my students all about English, Math and sometimes make time for music and art. We’ve been working on so much. The most recent assignment that my P5’s completed was writing their own stories. I loved reading their stories so much, and was so proud of their creativity. My students illustrated their stories which was also done very well. In math we’ve been working on long division, finding area and perimeter, adding and subtracting fractions…and stuff like that. I had to brush up on my math skills before teaching anything (sadly)!! Overall everything is going really good at my placement and I’ve seen a steady progress in most students.
In the afternoons I’ve been busy doing cultural activities like Ewe lessons, visiting beautiful waterfalls, taking nature walks through the rainforest, feeding wild monkeys Bananas, learning how to Batik, hanging around town and meeting so many incredible people. We have also been having guest speakers where we have been learning about child labor in Ghana, religious traditions, and the education systems here. I have been embracing Ghanaian culture to the max and am absolutely loving the music here.
On other afternoons I’ve been going to local orphanages and playing with the kids or helping build a school in a local village. So in-between teaching and taking in the beauty of Africa, I’ve been trying to keep myself busy by helping out where I can. The other day I was at the Christian Orphanage and this little boy Daniel was sitting on my lap singing “this little light of mine” it was the most adorable thing I had ever heard, it brought tears to my eyes. I wanted so badly to take him home with me….he just wanted to be loved, it broke my heart.
Everything has been really great here in beautiful Ghana, thanks for reading and thank-you for your support xox.
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