Well hello! Yes, I know is has been quite some time since my last entry. I arrived in Nalerigu on January 14th. That same morning the internet went out at the hospital . So, we have been going to the little internet café down the road every few days to do basic stuff like email and facebook. It’s been a little frustrating not being in constant communication with everyone, but I’ve learned to adjust. I have constant communication with the Father, so all is well!  But as of today we are back online at BMC! I’m so glad.

My first week here I spent learning about my students. They are some great kids! The oldest is a sweetheart. She’s usually taking care of me instead of the other way around. The younger girl is awesome too. She keeps me laughing. And the little boy is lots of fun. They’re all happy little children; really easy to be around and to teach.

I love my little “half house”! One of the houses at the hospital was split up and made into a duplex about 15 years ago. It has so much space! So anyone who wants to come and visit is welcome! (hint, hint) I will even cook for you. Cooking has been lots of fun. My first attempt was this chicken-rice-broccoli mixture that I kind of just threw all together. I don’t really know what all I put in there, but it was alright for my first try here. Then I made spaghetti. Now, that was good! I even took a picture of it.  I’ll have to post pictures of everything soon. I might wait until after the new tile is put down and the kitchen counters are redone. We'll see.

The other day I bought bananas from some little girls who came to my door. After I gave them my money they asked for some water. So I decided to be a nice person and give them a drink. I was feeling generous, so I even put an ice cube in their cups. I handed the cups off and told the girls to leave the cups at the door when they were finished. I went back to work in the kitchen for a while. Then all of a sudden I turn around and they’re just standing there! I was like “Whoa, what’s going on here?” I escorted them to the door and explained that they needed to stay outside on the porch. I locked the door and they stayed out there for quite a while longer. It was interesting. I guess that’s my random story for the day.

Teaching is going really well. The kids are hard workers (on most days!) so they make it easy. I have to push Emily a little because she doesn’t like science...or really school in general! :) But overall, everything is going smoothly. I’m glad Mona is able to have more time now. That woman STAYS busy. I don’t know how she does it all!

I have not even started language learning. I think we decided to wait until the summer when I have more free time. That’s ok with me because language learning scares me.

Please pray for two girls here in Ghana with PeaceCorp. I’m going to try and get to know them better and share with them.

I know this post was totally random and doesn’t make much sense, but I wanted to at least post something on here. Hope everyone is doing well!