Hello from Abomosu,
Ghana! Well today is definitely hotter(humid) than in Accra. Before I went to bed I was melting in sweat. Anyways, today
our group separated into three people
per group. So I chose to be with Lexi and Reika(Japanese) to go to the clinics
with. Our task was to go to a clinic and interview the villagers or nurses in
the clinics. I had a fantastic time interviewing the villagers because we got
to know each person and received honest answers in return. Questions we asked
were about the borehole and how it has affected the water. I added my own
question to one of the villager who was man of the house and asked "if he
is satisfied with the life he has", and he replied "yes". I
really cant believe he was satisfied but just made me think of how stupid we
sound when we complain just a little bit or keep buying more "stuff".After
interviewing five people we went with the Nurse(in the middle next to me) to
her neighborhood and met her friend. And I did not expect to have so much fun!
I was a little outgoing like always but was able to really show my fun side
such as dancing goofy and explaining marriage. I of course talked about my
boyfriend(Rakim<3) and the ladies were excited to hear about him. I told
them he's black and they loved it more.
Later on, in the clinic we learned more about how medications are
distributed and planned parenthood. I watched these two young ladies who did
not look their age at all, they looked like they were fifteen years and tinier
than me. They were there to get birth control which I thought was great and a
huge improvement for Ghana. One thing
that surprised me was the nurse asked if I wanted to give the patient the
shot..yeah they did! And of course I said no because I don't want to end up
hurting the patient or being responsible for something they did not want. I got
to ask my own questions about what they think about planned parenthood and
reasons for the kids.
Later tonight I got the greatest opportunity to play
soccer(futbol) with some of the Ghanian villagers. I dressed up in my soccer
clothing and went with the professors because the other girls were worn out. I
wasnt surprised how well the boys played but I was impressed with the way the
boys played equally together. Of course we got beat but it was so awesome to
just play one of the most famous sport with some villagers.
Now I am pretty tired and waiting to eat dinner, I hope to
go to another different clinic and have a great experience. Some of the other
girls had a little traumatic experience at
a clinic with a pregnant women going through labor and I dont think I
would be able to handle that.
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