7th June: Ghana DAY TWO - Jollof & Fruitella


DAY TWO: As we awoke on Day Two, we soon realised that wild animals here in Africa would play a huge part in our week. Fresh from the sound of the frogs last night, we were greeted by the loud 'Cock-A-Doodle Doooo' barks of a Rooster, like something from a Kellogs Cornflakes advert. To celebrate Kwame's birthday, were introduced to a breakfast of 'Jollof', a traditional African black-rice dish which is served in a gigantic palm-tree style leaf. Soon after, we set off on a 4-hour drive to Koforidua, one of two-schools within Ghana which are owned by the Wood World Missions charity. Upon arrival, we ventured into one of the classrooms and set about opening up various bags of 'Fruitella' sweets, and sharing them among the class as a treat. These children in particular, were on the youngest end of the school's age spectrum, but it wasn't their age, more their culture, which shocked me for what was about to follow. The children all started trying to eat their sweets with the plastic wrappers still on them, simply on account of never having being given such foods before. That really shocked and humbled me, and by the time we left this particular class, the entire school was lined up outside for us, in long lines of assembly-style order to welcome us. I couldn't believe how happy it made them as we interacted with them, touching their hands, and speaking to all of them in unison - as well as distributing more sweets and biscuits, of course! This was the first moment of the trip where I felt really rather emotional, though it wasn't to prove the last, and we soon set off on the road again, for another 3 hours, heading to the main building in Akosombo.




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