Class Begins...

Aug. 20

Needed a first day a school picture for our moms :)

First day of school! I curled my hair. The humidity killed it, but it felt good to really get ready for the day.

Classes went well. I had African Literature at 8:30am. I love the professor. I think it’s going to be a great class. Then, I had Peoples and Cultures. We had a guest lecturer come in and talk about the demographics of Ghana. It was a little dry, but still pretty interesting. We ended the day with Peoples and Culture with Roland, our director for the Calvin program. We just talked about the syllabus…but it sounds like it will be a fun class.

Tomorrow I have African Politics and Development. I’m not looking forward to it, but I will survive. After that I have Culture and Ethnography (not to be mistaken with Peoples and Culture) followed by Twi Language class. Twi is the local language here, so we’re going to learn some of the basics. Luckily, an acquaintance that works in the Night Market has agreed to help me with my homework.

We explored the mall after class. It was a national holiday today due to the end of Ramadan (A Muslim custom), so the place was packed. After the mall, we had a girl’s night. Most of the girls here love Pride and Prejudice almost as much as I do, so we watched the movie together. I loved it.

Aug. 21

Our Politics and Development class is 3 hours long. We have it once a week. My first impressions are not good. It’s way above my head. I have no previous experience in a politics class, so it will be interesting. We watched a very poorly put together film on the economic development of Ghana. I won’t lie, I didn’t really watch. I could barely hear it from where I was sitting.

After Politics, I had Culture and Ethnography. It’s with Roland so it’s really chill. I’m currently on an hour break between classes. We have our Twi language class next.

Our class days are long. We have class on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays from like 8:30am-4pm. They’re packed in like that to accommodate our internships that we have on Thursday/Fridays. My placement is at the Community Hospital. I have no idea what I will be doing, but I’m looking forward to it. I have orientation this week Thursday.

They say we’ll be getting Ghanaian roommates tonight! Fingers crossed…I’m really wanting to unpack.

Also, shout out to my brother and his fiancé today. Happy birthday you guys!