So things have been pretty busy. We had our rural visit to Komenda last week, during which Africa dominated me and the rest of the group. We were all having a lovely time exploring the village and getting another glimpse of what real life is like, when lo! I start feeling ill. This was Thursday. Friday, the group convinces me to go to the local clinic when my fever reaches 102. Okay, fine. SO it turns out I got malaria. Apparently our anti-malaria medicine isn't 100%. So I get the medicine and move on with life. But wait, then comes Saturday. So i'm feeling a little better in the morning...then the afternoon roles around. I decide it is time to go to the hospital in Cape Coast, a quick 1/2 hour taxi or tro-tro ride away, coincidentally because my current temperature is at 103.5. So a friend and I climb into a taxi and meet some of the SIT staff at the hospital...2 hours later, when the one doctor on staff has still seen 0 new patients since our arrival, we decide its time to find a private clinic. Long story short, we find a clinic, get the fever down, and now one week from the outbreak of malaria I am completely healthy and happy again.
On more exciting avenues, our Academic Director, Prof. Naana Jane Opuku-Agyemang (Aunty Naana) was made the Vice-Chancellor (aka President) of the University of Cape Coast this week. She is the first woman in Ghana to ever achieve this rank at any college or university. Simply put, Aunty Naana is awesome.
We had our Fante final today. A short written exam and an oral exam, and we are done with classroom Fante. So we are all excited about that. We leave for Accra on Sunday and get back on Thursday, so I am very excited to see what the capital city is like.
I still love Ghana. The people are friendly, the food is an adventure, I love the lecture topics, and my group is amazing. We are all starting to get to be very close and I can see a lot of these relationships lasting longer than just this semester. I am so happy here, it's a little ridiculous. Anyways, thats all for now, hopefully I can post again on the trip to Accra. Peace and Love to you.
Will
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Dear Will,
Take care of yourself, and I guess you need to take up drinking gin and tonic. Get that quinine into your system and the lime will have the side effect of warding off scurvy. Mainly the gin will make you feel better... lol
Seriously I hope you get completely over your illness and will continue to enjoy your time in Ghana. Keep the blog posts coming, would love to hear details about what you are seeing in the villages, etc.
Peace
Dr. Don
Dear Will,
We hope you are having a great time and feeling back to normal. Please take care and be careful. Have you seen any interesting animals?
We love you,
Todd, Emily, Kelci and Matthew
Will, I am so glad you are okay! Give your friends a hug for me for taking you to the clinic. I can tell you are having a great experience! I hope it continues!
Miss you!
Liz
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