Sunday, 30 September 2012

It's a small world


 
Working in Ghana, in development, is truly an international experience.

A one day strategy discussion, involving 14 people,  with VSO Ghana programme staff and volunteers working in collaboration across several disciplines  found me sharing ideas and debating with men and women from Ghana, the UK, Canada, the Philippines, Uganda, Kenya and Romania.

Later, stopping at the Tasty Food  café for a snack, I fell into conversation with a volunteer from Estonia, working with a small charity sponsoring individual children into education.

The multilingual abilities of colleagues from other countries continue to shame me, as I struggle to grasp the basics of Kusaal, the African language spoken locally in Zebilla.

 

A  treat to send home: while on a walk one evening, when rain was threatening, a beautiful rainbow peeped within a funnel shaped cloud.

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