Last Day In Ghana

last day in ghana today and I feel really wierd about it. I am really looking forward to Hong Kong and I think we will have a bit more of the normal 'traveller' experiences (getting drunk on beaches etc) but I will miss this place as it is so lovely and friendly and you really don't have to worry about things here. No one is trying to rip us off or steal our things or just generally be a nob. I think we may be a bit too trusting after leaving here because we are so used to people just being nice and helping us out. Also we've got really comfortable here, we know bits of the language, how much things cost, how to get around and catch a taxi etc. It will be wierd going somewhere where we have to learn how to do all of that again.
This week we have been teaching again at God's Divine Academy. I could not bum that school any more it is so good. We got our uniforms and they are so cool!! They are dark green big checks with the school logo in alternate squares. I have a matching skirt and shirt tailor made for me and this was all free!! It is definately the best souvenir I have ever had. The classes have got a bit easier as I have got used to the children and what they can do but it's still a bit difficult without training or very good knowledge of English grammar rules. I got my classes to write letters to English schools this week.
Also this week got my two dresses picked up from the tailors. They are pretty cool, although one has been made for someone with African boobs so looks fairly ridiculous on me!
On Saturday we went on a tour of Ho and took pictures of all the brilliant shop names. Most shops are little wooden boxes like beach huts painted really bright colours. And most have brilliant names like Femmy Spot, People Do Not Know But Who Will Tell Them Oh Lord Please Forgive Them Meat Shop, The Observers Are Worried, Jesus Fills My Cup Beauty Salon etc. Oh I do love it here.
On Wednesday we went to a local hotel and used their pool with some volunteers from Projects Abroad. Was so lovely to be cool and have so much water, although it was pretty dirty and there were some scary looking dead bugs floating around. Then the wind got up and there was a big storm. The warmest place was in the water (I was actually cold when I got out, I had forgotton how that feels) so we stayed in and played volleyball while it rained really heavily, which was pretty cool.
We have had more hassle with both of our cameras. They and African computers are crap. Alyssa has been lovely and let us use her mac to try and back up everything until we can get to some decent computers and upload them. She is a goody.
It's got much hotter this week, apparently because it's almost the rainy season. Alex said it got up to 42 oC one day which is pretty hot. I'm a bit burned and look fairly ridiculous.
So I'm off now to try and find a fan ice (frozen yogurt in a packet that a man on a bike with a cool box and a clowns horn rides around and sells) as I haven't had one yet. Hopefully next time I write on here I'll be in Hong Kong!xxxx