Joy and laughter :)

Five months ago I came to Ghana West Africa and not knowing anything and feeling quit lost.
But God has done amazing things in my heart and life and the people around me that have touch my heart so much. I have learned, loved and grown more than I ever thought I could. Lindsay and I have become great friends; God blessed me so much with her and our shared passion to help these kids. Our time here has been filled with funny moments and through our adventures we have ran into hilarious situations. So we have made this list of our funny memories.


You Know You are in Africa When…

- You wake up to an army of frogs outside your window.
- There is no animal that can possibly make some of the noises you hear.
- The sound of a goat and a screaming child sound exactly alike.
- You think it’s Christmas when the kids catch a bush rat.
- Kids put beetles on a string.
- You can send a text message, but can’t take a shower.
- Children are whipped in church.
- You don’t know what to teach until 2 days after school has already started.
- You don’t have to go to the store, you just drive up and down the street.
- You rejoice at the idea of a flushing toilet.
- Ants become a part of your daily diet.
- Clean becomes a relative term.
- You have to explain to the kids that mermaids aren’t real.
- The sight of white people makes children fall into buckets of water. ( that really happened)
- You can cause an entire marketplace to erupt in laughter.
- You get proposed to on a daily basis (even when you don’t shave your legs)
- You simply cut the mold off of food rather than buying new ones.
- French toast is a delicacy
- You go to bed when it gets dark outside, and wake up when it’s light.
- Night life consists of two person tap light discos.
- Ginger snaps and warm powdered milk tastes like home.
- You scream at the sight of a white person in the internet café.
- Your boogers are always black
- You have to push start public transportation
- Real peanut butter is worth its weight in gold
- Getting passport pictures taken is a huge blow to our self image
- Lizards jump from person to person during church services ( One jumped from Lindsay onto me)