John's Next Step

I’m back in Accra as the cough treatment given after All-Vol did not do the trick.  The PC doctor did a good initial reevaluation on Friday and ran a number of tests.  He also set up a Monday appointment with a specialist – the earliest available.  My cough was bad enough that near the end of the evaluation he asked how many cigarettes I smoke in a day.  (For the record I smoked “zero in a day, zero in a week, zero in my lifetime.”) I should have updated information and hope to be truly on the mend by my blog post next week. Success in the Peace Corps I’m getting close to less than 100 days left in Ghana.  It is time to reflect a little.  I’ve had successes, failures, and made plenty of mistakes.  There have been ups and downs.  This cough for a month that has interfered with my sleep has not been fun but is one of those things that I can take in stride.  A lot of other people have it a lot worse. During the All Volunteer meeting I...

Traveling south last week gave me a view of the difference between the climate and vegetation in the southern and northern regions of Ghana during the northern dry season. The northern regions get one rainy and one long dry season.  The southern regions get a second smaller rainy season that supports more plant growth.  The difference can be seen out the window of a bus as one drives through the south and the north. View out the bus window in the Eastern Region in Ghana. So much green View with a smudge on the window out the bus window in the Upper West Region 3 days later. So much brown. I was struck by the difference, this being one of the few times that I travelled south during the day, rather than on the overnight.  I spend a good bit of time searching and scrounging the bush for grass and such for the rabbits to eat.  In the south this would be much easier.  So even in a country like Ghana there are drastic differences between regions that im...

I normally try to post once a week.  Last week I was not feeling well (likely heat exhaustion) last week and this week we had the All Volunteer Conference - which I will talk about later. Anyway, I'm fine and doing well and will get back to the routine next week.   Thanks - Love always.