So pretty much everything I have written about so far has been positive. I might have whined a bit about no running water/hot showers, but generally my experience in Ghana has been incredible. However to be fair and honest, I feel that I must share the following:
Last Friday two of my exchange student friends were robbed at both gunpoint and knifepoint. Dylan had a knife to his back while one guy searched his pockets and Jill had a gun put to her ribs and was made to give over her bag. Besides being scared out of their wits, they were not harmed. All in all they lost about $25, a cell phone, and they took Jill's room key. She couldn't sleep in her room that night and had to have the locks changed the next day.
This is apparently not common, but still a scary thing to have happen to two of your friends.
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On a much lighter note, our group + friends went hiking on Saturday to this place called Boti Falls. It was so beautiful. The hike was fun and the twin falls are absolutely breathtaking. I got a lot of pictures there and a ton of the local children. I am really excited to see how they will come out after post-processing and printing. I have high hopes for an exhibit out of some of these photographs. The kids have some incredible faces and eyes. They just capture your attention and hold it. So mesmerizing.
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Scary! What is that form of logic that says if it is not commmon and it happened to 2 of your group already then chances are it won't happen to you? Not good logic! Be safe! Can't wait to see those pics! I am sure they are incredible! Thanks for sharing the good, the bad and the beautiful! Love ya! Trace
cornflakes? man that blows. i just ate a bowl of ramen.
coffee with marlene went surprisingly well. that girl is ridiculously cute... even in sweatpants... hahaha!
anyways, good to hear that you can access alcohol over there... because lord only knows what we're going to do with your underage ass in the crib. hahaha!
keep up the posts, even if i only read them every once in a while.. i do prefer these over the mass emails.
bye!!
cheers!
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