1. Victor- Victor is 20 years old and very large compared to the other boys. I am not sure why he is not attending University but he has a twin sister in the home named Victoria. Victor tends to be more on the quiet side but also very sarcastic. At first I thought that he didn't like me very much but then he corrected me and told me that he did. He frequently says things such as Woy Akola, which means you, are a kid. Or he will joke around with me and tell me that he wants me to go back to America so I will leave the area and 30 seconds later I will hear Victor yelling my name telling me to come back. He is not a very open person compared to Alfred and Seth but I also think that has to do with his past. He always tells me that I want to learn everything and that I am a very curious small girl. (This usually refers to wanting to know more about Ghana's culture and language). When he laughs it just makes everyone around him laugh. Right now he is very sick and one of the boys came to me this morning very concerned. For the past two months he has been throwing up morning and night. It sounds like the doctors have figured out what is wrong with him but he won't tell any of the other boys. The problem is that he has not been taking his medicine. He says it has been making him throw up more and makes his stomach grind. One of the boys came to me telling me that he was afraid that he was going to die because he hasn't been taking his medicine. I am going to try and figure out if there is a different medicine that he can switch to so it won't make him so sick. Please be praying for him.
2. Yakubu- Yakubu is 19 years old and is not fully part of the home. He was trying to explain it to me but it wasn't making sense. I guess lately he has been fighting with the host father a lot because he thinks the host father is a hypocrite and so doesn't respect him. In Ghana, not respecting your elders (even if they are at fault) is not acceptable. Yakubu is a very talented salsa dancer and spends most of his time in the toddler house so that he doesn't butt heads with the host father. All of the boys trust him because he keeps secrets really well. We have spent a lot of time talking about life in the home and all the boys. He gives me insight to their lives that I would never hear about. He is a very loyal friend and is the one who is so worried about Victor. He is thinking of leaving the home soon because of his problems with the host father and that makes me so sad but I also understand. He is one of the only boys that has a cell phone because his friends outside the home bought it for him and give him credit so that they can get a hold of him. Sometimes Yakubu talks to other Ghanaians in a girl voice and pretends to be me.
Things here are good. I had a dream about cockroaches last night and couldn't sleep. I am going to church on Sunday with my friend Christina (leaves Sunday night) at the home. Sorry I can't write more today.
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