And now, it feels like an entire day later (even though technically because of the time difference it's not). As I sit here, killing time and browsing overpriced merchandise in the London Heathrow Airport, the reality that I'm hours away from arriving in Accra, Ghana, hasn't fully sunken in yet.
I have felt a yearning in my heart for working with women from the third world (being one myself) for some time now. I have read books, news articles, and seen documentary films but I knew (although being informed and educated is a good thing) it doesn't mean anything unless I actually went out and did it. Put my words and desires into action. I'm hoping that what I'm about to experience in Ghana is only the beginning, God's first job for me of much more to come.
The last two weeks I spent home in Managua before my departure were great! Having doctors as parents means that of course they took extra measures to try to keep me healthy during my stay in Ghana. In one day I got 8 vaccinations with 7 shots, two on my left arm and right arms, two on my right leg, and one of my left leg. Among them, hepatitis A & B, Meningitis, Tetanus, Yellow Fever,... and others I can't remember. I'll also be on weekly Malaria medicine during my two month trip and two weeks after I get back. I don't mind the shots or the medicine (lucky for me I don't usually react negatively to medication), they're all part of the "technicalities" of flying to "exotic" countries.
Anyway... I have a tendency to blab sometimes. I hope to continually update this blog with all the adventures, stories, tales, experiences, discoveries, world cup experiences (Go Ghana!), and wonderful people that I meet during my time in Ghana. For those of you who don't know, I will be doing a textile design/product development internship with Global Mamas. So stay tuned!
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