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
•          1 pair of nice clothing to meet first lady and go to church
•         12 bottoms
•   9 pants
•   3 shorts
•          12 tops
•   t-shirts  
•          underwear 
•   lots and lots
•          socks
•          School ID
•          tennis shoes
•          boots
•         toothbrush
•         toothpaste
•        shampoo
•          body wash
•          face wash
•          deodorant
•         phone and charger  
•          sun screen
•         pillow 
•          Mosquito repellant
•          Hat
•          Bandana
•          backpack
•          Pjs
•          Flashlight
•          Passport
•          Money
•        Toilet paper (travel)
•         comb
•          Slippers
•          Sweater  
•        Laptop and charger
•         Umbrella
•         Outlet adapters
•        Peanut Butter
•       Nutella  
•        Crackers
•        Peanuts
•          Trail mix
•         Mn'Ms
•        In carry-on bring a change of clothes
•        dirty clothes bag
•         Gum
•        Body spray
•        Ramen
•        Pretzels
• IPod and charger

I learned that traditionally in Ghana the food is spicy. I learned that we have a 12 hour flight ahead. I am looking forward to experiencing the Ghanaian culture, going to the museum, the castles, and the church.

Where do you plan to go? Why?

I am going to Accra, Ghana with a group of kids from my school. We will be installing malaria nets and helping to build a clinic. During our trip we will be visiting many different places in Ghana to experience the Ghanaian culture. My girlfriend was going on the trip she is the one who told me about the trip and why I decided to go. I am excited to learn about Ghanaian culture and to see a different part of the world.

Why do we travel?

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again – to slow time down and be taken in, and fall in love once more.” - Pico Iyer

We travel because we can. Because, we have this huge amazing world to explore and experence, and our whole lives to atempt this feat. Elwyn Brooks White once said "I arise in the morning, torn between the desire to improve the world, and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan my day." we travel to enjoy this amazing world of ours, and to "bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed." This is why we travel.