I hope this finds you all well, perhaps a little cooler, and completely healed up (Lucas and Emmanuel).

I've begun my re-integration process back here in Oh Canada, slowly learning that I'm not supposed to eat with my hands or hiss at people and marvelling that I can walk down a street and...nobody notices! One day, I broke into a tap-dance just to get a little attention. (I'm kidding.) I just wanted to say hello so you know I haven't "disappeared" to the other side of the planet. It's a small world, after all.

My thanks for the your most excellent hosting--I am still laughing, especially when I look at my photos. Perhaps you should consider hiring Portia Dzagblabli as your Cultural Liaison--just make up a title that sounds important and hire the girl! Perhaps you require a Canadian CATO office and she has excellent administrative skills as well, I understand. I just think my great time there was overwhelmingly due to her fabulous-ness.

Senyo, I still owe you my school perspective, and I intend to send it. If you knew how crazy it is to come back home and become a functioning citizen again...actually, you probably have some idea. In short, people are "giving me time" to re-adjust but I have yet to tell them I am permanently altered.

This is just a note--more to follow after I have some more time to digest my school experience. I am also eager to know how the playground etc. is functioning.

A big hello to fearless Jemima!

All the best for now,
Cheryl from Canada

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Greetings!

Yes, I am here and having a fabulous time with my incredibly talented drumming teachers etc.!
We are just leaving Accra for a small village, and will travel to Cape Coast etc. At this point, I suspect that I will be travelling to you from Kumasi--will keep you posted!
I love the food, people are dear--and I am preparing myself for the heat up north!
If necessary, I can be reached on my drumming teacher's phone:

All the best,
Cheryl Lindberg