Going on one month in Ghana… Congrats Molly… (big pat on the back)... and congrats to all the other PCT's that have also made it though the first month...

Happy 4th of July!

Ghana just lost the their last game in the world cup against Uruguay, causing them to be eliminated… the people here are soooooooo devastated. (On a side note though… Germany is doing extremely well und ich bin sehr sehr schtolz auf deutschland!)

Everyday is surprisingly (actually not really) a cultural experience – my ‘brother’ killed a chicken today (video to come), I’m learning to carry water on my head (yes that is how anything and everything is transported… via the head), trying to get the ‘right hand only’ rule down (harder than you would expect… and thank goodness I not a lefty), realizing that no matter where I go, it will take 20 times longer than expected due to the fact that I have to greet everyone (and they get super offended if I don’t stop and tell them what my name is, where I’m from, where I’m going, who I’m staying with, and need be, my US parents name), grasping ‘bucket bathing’ (rather enjoyable actually, pouring cold water all over when it’s hotter than all get out), understanding that bed time is roughly 8pm and the day starts at 4:30 or 5 (I really try to push that back to about 6), and accepting the slower pace of life (it’s actually pretty darn amazing here)!