GonetoGhanaNews

Jenell recently went to a big gathering to celebrate the 45th year of the Peace Corps in Ghana. She got to wear her fancy Ghanaian outfit (see below) and gave the following report in a short email today (Sept 27, 2006) "... I got to meet the 50 new trainees and it's so fun to see how far I've come. How much I've learned. Peace Corps has been in Ghana 45 years and I've been apart of one going on two of them. 1 out of 45 ain't bad. Today I will head back north... I am ready to be back at site after what felt like spring break and prom peace corps style."

Jenell modeling her "Ghanaian" church/event outfit.... You should see her dance in it!


Jenell at Kakum National Forest on the "canopy walk" in the treetops of the rainforest in southern Ghana



Neighborhood boys making and playing homemade "flutes" out of pumpkin stalk



Lisa reading with neighborhood kids in Jenell's living room. (Actually this happens to be a picture of Eulalia and several of her siblings- her sister Linda is holding the book and next to Linda are Vivian and Jonata)


Jenell with headscarf made of locally woven cloth (with Eulalia in the background)


Scene on the road just outside of Jirapa


A truck loaded with people heading to a funeral in the countryside outside of Jirapa. We were riding our bikes and had to quickly veer to the side of the road to avoid the speeding truck overloaded with people...