Mawuli Apeme-Foster Home

Sorry I haven't e-mailed in awhile. I don't like to spend very much time in the internet cafe because I know that I will be on the internet a lot once I am home. I mostly just come in to check my e-mail and make sure there are no important messages each day.

So the past few days have just been a lot of figuring things out. I guess I should probably start talking about the foster home.

The foster home so far is going great. The house is huge, it has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and then a garage type room. Then in the backyard they have a big open space where they can play football and mess around. I have taken a video with my flip video camera that I can show you all when I am back. The foster home is in a place called Adenta and it takes about 2 1/2 hours to get there in traffic.

One of my main goals for when I am here is to get them some furniture. They don't have beds yet and they should have a couch and a table to eat at etc. The house is still in the middle of being redone. There are some walls that need a little repairing and the lights and fans need to be finished being hooked up. Right now there is a house father who is 27. His name is Samuel and he checks up on the boys daily by phone and 3 times a week in person.

They have already started to cook on their own and are learning new things everyday. They are happy with the home and I think they will be even happier once I get the furniture situation straightened out.

I am not sure what questions you all have about the home but it will be easier to talk about if you ask questions.

As for my day to day life here I have been enjoying every minute of it. I have started waking up at 6am so that I can go and watch early training sessions at Cantonments Football club (where David worked) before I head to the orphanage.

I am not really in the mood to write anymore today but I just thought I would at least say hello and let you know that I am doing great. Things are good, I am good. I love Ghana and that is one thing that will never change.

Oh by the way. I am close to becoming fluent in Twi.