EIL Intercultural Learning

Well!  Today is my last day in Ghana, this time tomorrow I’ll be checking in at Accra airport.  What can I say?  I don’t want to go back!  I think it will take me a while to readapt…  I’m so into Ghanaian way of living, so that many people may not understand.

It is not to say that I adore everything in Ghana. No, not at all…I hate Ghanaian time keeping, which is ten times worst than Irish one.  At the beginning it irritated me a lot that people, transport; meetings and so on are constantly late.  Now I am so Ghanaian and always late.  For example I may say ‘meet you at 4 o’clock Ghana time’, it means that I will come around 5.30-6 o’clockJ

Another thing that still irritates me is that people are still pointing at me on the streets and calling ‘jawu’ (white).  For example, today I attended morning mass and children were staring and pointing at me.  My host mother had to approach them and ask did they come to worship God or stare at ‘jawu’.

There are many things that I am not able to change, only accept them.  However, there are many people I’m going to miss.  What am I going to do without my children in Missahoe charity home?  What am I going to do without this place?  How can I go back to ‘normal’ life, when I do not perceive it as normal!?!

The positive thing is that there are many things I can change!  Children need new home, more close and food.  They education fees need also to be paid.  So I will have to be very active in Ireland, so that I can continue to support them.

I really have to finish my blog, as we are taking children out tonight to play spot stadium.  Also I will do my first and last sleepover in the orphanage, so that I can have some extra time with them.