Week one

After spending the first few days in Accra, we were picked up by a teacher from the Junior High and then drove together to Vakpo.

After a four-hour ride in a "Trotro" that was in need of restoration, we finally arrived in Vakpo and were warmly welcomed by our host family.

Right from the beginning, it became clear that everything would be a big adjustment.

There is no running water or consistent electricity here.

In short: washing clothes by hand, filling up the flush with a bucket of water before using the toilet, washing dishes by hand, and showering from a bucket.

But you get used to it ;)

On Monday, school started. (Well, it was supposed to start...)

Well, how shall I put it... Sometimes people need a "self-discovery phase". The school in Ghana also has something like that, and it lasts the entire first week.

Konrad and I weren't really bothered by that, as our task was to sit on a bench under trees and let children buy us food. That's how it should be.

Things are slowly getting better and we are starting to feel more comfortable.

It's just the homesickness that's really bothering me. I knew from the beginning that I would miss my family and friends, but I didn't realize that this homesickness would be so incredibly strong and painful.

The thought of not being able to hug my mom, dad, and siblings for a year makes me despair every day. Every day, I sit in my room and start crying. The worst part is that there's no one here to be there for me and just give me a hug.