Sorry that I have not written in a very long time. I need to get much better about keeping my blog updated but sometimes life gets to me. Sometimes I am so busy with things that seem to matter so much that I forget to stop and relax. I forget to reflect on life. Right now as I write this blog, I am sitting in Cape Coast, Ghana. I have been here for almost 2 weeks. I am miles and miles away from home and yet I feel at peace. I feel harmony sitting by the beach as mama water's waves gently yet majestically crash the rocks and shore. I came to Africa with a mission to teach children to tell their stories. Media corrupts the thoughts of many Americans representing certain races as less than. My goal here in Ghana was to make sure that the real story of Africa is told. Stories that reflect beautiful culture and hardworking smart individuals. I sit on the shore and watch Ghanaian fisherman stay up all day and all night fishing to make a living. I see children getting feed by strangers. No child here is going hungry no person here is dying. There is life, there is beauty, and yes there is also poverty. But Africans are powerful. The children we taught showed me that anything is possible if you work hard. These children have the power to change the world and they are eager to learn, that is the truth about Africa!
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The Truth About Africa
Sorry that I have not written in a very long time. I need to get much better about keeping my blog updated but sometimes life gets to me. Sometimes I am so busy with things that seem to matter so much that I forget to stop and relax. I forget to reflect on life. Right now as I write this blog, I am sitting in Cape Coast, Ghana. I have been here for almost 2 weeks. I am miles and miles away from home and yet I feel at peace. I feel harmony sitting by the beach as mama water's waves gently yet majestically crash the rocks and shore. I came to Africa with a mission to teach children to tell their stories. Media corrupts the thoughts of many Americans representing certain races as less than. My goal here in Ghana was to make sure that the real story of Africa is told. Stories that reflect beautiful culture and hardworking smart individuals. I sit on the shore and watch Ghanaian fisherman stay up all day and all night fishing to make a living. I see children getting feed by strangers. No child here is going hungry no person here is dying. There is life, there is beauty, and yes there is also poverty. But Africans are powerful. The children we taught showed me that anything is possible if you work hard. These children have the power to change the world and they are eager to learn, that is the truth about Africa!
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