Landed

in Toronto
Waiting to process thru immigration

Arrived at airport

up a time 4am Adu arrived at 5, bus left-at 6, arrived Accra 215: pick up by Benedict and off to airport. Had French fries and a coke, dreadful nutrition but boy did they taste good,
Now sitting waiting to check in at 7pm and wait to depart at 10pm, a little tired but here in good time

last night to sleep here

probably not sleep for two reasons, 1. anxious that every thing gets in the suitcase and that the house is left in vacation order, 2. I drank enough coke tonight to keep me buzzed at least to Amsterdam Tuesday morning when I land. Went to hotel to chat and drink coke with Eramus and Kingsley, great conversation, solved all the problems of the world of course, Adu is coming at 5 am,(painful just to think about but what can I say), VIP bus at 6 am Accra around 2 pm, Benedict is taking me from bus station to airport, such a treat and then I wait until departure at 10 pm. Back in Toronto around 11 am on Tuesday. The one thing I crave  here is a steak so Tanya told me she has one pick out for supper on Tuesday, sweet eh! Well I am packing the computer so ta ta till Amsterdam

Page reviews by country, I would love to know why Italy is the top as I do know anyone there, I find it very interesting though, I would like someone from Italy to write me on this blog and tell me

Italy	182
United States	39
Canada	25
Ghana	8
South Korea	8
Portugal	6
Germany	5
Russia	3
France	2
United Kingdom	2

visiting Anglican schools

I went with Fr. Kingsley and Canon Eramus yesterday, they are both worker priests (they have a secular job in the Department of Education as well as being a priest), they are both assigned to the cathedral for priestly duties.

to fulfill their secular position they both have as part of their position that they inspect the schools but for differing aspects. so today we went a visiting.I find it hard to get my head around the frank poverty of buildings in which Anglican children go to learn, the ones we saw today have no water and no electricity. Every morning someone goes to the local bore hole (well) and bring water back.

There were 4 schools today, I am very impressed with the dedication and perseverance that the staff exhibit in these school with such large gaps in resources but they come back day after day and some stay for years for very low pay.   

First school: please note, no windows or doors, they put a piece of scrap wood in the doorways at night to keep the animals out, when they have a heavy rain they have to clean the class rooms due to the open windows. To understand how this happened, one government built the school as it is but did not get reelected and the next government did not have it on their priority list. It was built about 9 or 10 years ago. We visited the District Council Manager after seeing this and he assured us that it was on his list to be completed, so hopefully it will be soon.

Second school: 

Doors are there, windows are open blocks for ventilation, all school have concrete floors. This school is in a central location to several villages. The dirt roads are in very bad shape with deep ruts and cracks due to rain runoff. In between the cracks are bumps and speed bumps to slow the traffic. If I was driving I would have difficulty going to quickly and the holes and bumps happen frequently.

Headmaster's office, a bit of a challenge in the rain

Third school
Another variation on window treatment is shutters without screening. I was told the difference depends on the builder and architect.

Fourth school 
sorry about the pic quality but I did not feel like walking back, building has bricks for walls, this site has a primary and jr. high school with the high school in town.

Kindergarten at most schools
these class rooms are usually board walls with benches to sit on, most with no backs, this building is someone's home with their out buildings but the class rooms are the same type of walls.

Kids the best part     the extra desks are there as they are planning at this site to build a jr. high school

hopefully no water under the door

Moses installed a door sill and put silicone under the wood
so here is hoping ....no flood under the door

BARBER SHOP IN BUSINESS

The shop is now in business, today the commandant from Accra is visiting so it is closed.

1. shop to sell goods produced at the prison

 
these tops are called smocks, thick denim like fabric that are very loose fitting. pockets in the front.




2. Barbering shop

 3. Waiting room for visitors















ta ta

a school in the diocese

Well the count down is in capital letters,  a week today I will be on the bus, the AYPA president offered to pick me up at the bus terminal and take me to the airport, such a relief to not have to barter with a cabbie.
the following pics are of one Anglican school in the Diocese of Sunyani