I want to come home...NOW!!!

What can I say about Ghana? I think I can say I'm a wimp. I cant stand the heat, the roads, the noise, and so much more!! Too many people all the time!

I made a stupid mistake! I ate some donuts from a street vendor. I dont know what I was thinking! The donuts had been roasting in the hot sun all day percolating all kinds of bacteria. Needless to say I've been sick for the last few days. I couldnt go far from the toilet. The American medicine I brought with me didnt work, wasnt powerful enough. Raymond had to get me some super strength medicine from the pharmacy. I'll not feeling 100% but I feel good enough to leave the apartment. We're going to a movie tonight and tomorrow we'll travel to Cape Coast to see some of the beautiful country.

The roads!!! I will never complain about the roads in Seattle again. The government has tore up miles and miles of roadways to put in a super highway. Ray said the roads have been torn up for over a year. The government only hires a small amount of construction workers and pays them very little. Ray says the workers dont want to work very hard because they hardly get paid anything. In the meantime the Ghanaian drivers have created roads on the side of the construction that seems like we're driving in ditches. Plus there is no traffic lights or stop signs, etc. Accra does have some main concrete roads with lights but the traffic on the roads is TERRIBLE.

The food. I'm so SICK of fried chicken and rice. I havent eaten one vegetable or fruit since I've been here. I'm craving a nice big salad and veggies. Can you believe it? Me craving veggies? I do drink pasteurized juice each day for some fruit.

I feel bad that I'm so crabby about this place. These are Raymond's last few days here so I want him to enjoy them and have good memories. By the end of my stay in Ghana, Ray may not want to come home with me.

I went to Raymond's church last week. It was beyond belief. Nothing you could possibly imagine. The pastor was screaming into the microphone. For the first 15 minutes I kept jumping in my seat each time he shouted. My ears were on fire, I've never seen or heard anything like it. Then the pastor started performing miracles and healing people. It become too much for all of my senses and we had to leave. It took me a couple of hours to recover from the experience. Definitely a different world over here.

Thank you for the kind comments! We are so happy we are going to be together for the rest of ours lives. It's going to be a challenging time getting to know each other but we can handle it. I miss everyone. I had a dream about going into a store and buying a diet Coke, a candy bar, and a lollypop! This is a sure sign I'm ready to come home! Love all.