February 17th - a blog post from Kathy

Today we finished up a week of working with Street Girls Aid in Accra Ghana. The staff are impressive and inspiring and their dreams are moreso - I am in awe of what they accomplished this week. Kirsten spent time with the girls and it was great to hear them laughing and dreaming with their babies in tow - we are all learning so much. After a full day of work the sights and sounds of Ghana turned ...to congestion, traffic, the ocean, and Teshie where we saw full sized coffins in the shape of okra, a coca-cola bottle and a new one which the crafters were working on in the shape of the King's Seat. We went to the market and were mobbed by vendors selling their wares and Kirsten had a drum lesson which accompanied her new drum. Tomorrow we will leave the city for the a tour of Elmina Castle where the movie Amistad originated and hopefully Kakum Nature Park where there is a rainforest canopy walk that will have us suspended in the air 40 meters. Cathy and I were a great team this week facilitating, creating, innovating and training and the energy when we finished each day was electric which might explain why we are all having trouble sleeping. I wore my African clothing today and was greeted and treated like a princess - can't wait to try the outfit at home and see if I get the same reaction! Alright all - early day tomorrow.