Yes, i'm still alive.

So. school. it continues. i really am teaching science. still. pretty exciting that i can rely on that. not that relying on school happening is ever a good idea. things are always so flexible in ghana. so i've learned to be as well.

but in my jss 2 class we have moved on to the different types of forces, and me being the kinesthetic learner that i am, decided i didn't just want to explain in sign anymore. i wanted us to DO. i don't know if they were ever allowed out of their seats to swing water over their heads before, but for my lesson, we were playing with magnets, throwing chalk, and yes, my favorite centripetal force, swinging water over our heads. so i've been finding my ways to communicate science to this half-sleeping, half-focused class. i just pray some of it sticks. i mean, who could ignore me swinging water around and signing? i felt like a circus act...

this last weekend was half way! do you believe it??? i don't want to... but all the SOHI volunteers traveled to cape coast for the weekend to have a little bit of a break. well, let's just say that the canopy walk, slave castle tours and the beach could have been more of a break if i wasn't in the sun, in a black shirt, trying not to die of heat exhaustion. but i mean. overall. it was awesome. back to the canopy walk. SOOOO COOL! we were high. i wasn't very brave... none of that dancing or no-hands-ing it across the walk, but i looked down! and took lots of pics. then we went on to a slave castle at Elmina. what an experience. we toured the cells the slaves were kept in, and were taken out of "the door of no return" to look over the atlantic. i still can't comprehend how one human can treat another human in such ways, but thinking about those things really helps me be aware of my actions towards others.

but we are back at school this week with new motivation to teach. i'm excited to spend these last 4 weeks motivating and helping the students. i just really wish the power was a little more reliable so i always know: 1) i can shower 2) i can email 3) the students will show up 4) i can sit in front of the fan to prepare my lessons :) haha. but i'm a happy girl. loving it here. but can't wait for some mac and cheese...