Wednesday, January 5, 2011

What have you learned today? What are you looking forward to?

I learned that the exchange rate is great, we get a lot of Cedi's to a dollar. We also have a ton of packing to do:

  •          1 set of clothes for trip home
  •         12 bottoms
  •   9 pants
  •   3 shorts
  •          12 tops
  •   t-shirts
  •          bras
  • sports and regular
  •          underwear 
  •   lots and lots
  •          socks
  •          School ID
  •          sun dress
  •          tennis shoes
  •          sandals and flip flops
  •         toothbrush
  •         toothpaste
  •        shampoo and conditioner
  •         loofa
  •          body wash
  •          lotion
  •          face wash
  •          deodorant/anti-perspirant
  •         phone and charger
  •          hand sanitizer
  •          sun screen
  •         towel
  •         pillow 
  •          1 pair of nice clothing to meet first lady and go to church
  •          Mosquito repellant
  •          Hat
  •          Bandana
  •          Little backpack
  •          Pjs (sweats)
  •          Flashlight
  •          Camera and charger
  •         Meds
  •          Passport
  •          Money
  •        Toilet paper (travel)
  •         Brush
  •          Slippers
  •          Sweater
  •        Q-tips
  •        Laptop and charger
  •         Umbrella
  •         Outlet adapters
  •         Peanut Butter
  •       Nutella
  •          Granola Bars
  •        Crackers
  •        Peanuts
  •          Trail mix
  •         MnMs
  •        Oatmeal
  •        In carry-on bring a change of clothes
  •        Ziploc bag/plastic bags for dirty clothes 
  •         Gum
  •        Body spray
  •        Ramen
  •        Pretzels
  • IPod and charger
I also learned that people in Ghana like spicy food, which is good because I really like spicy food. I also learned that we have a 12 hour flight ahead of us. I am looking forward to experiencing the Ghanaian culture, going to the museum, the castles, and the church.

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