Woezo! (Welcome)

I have arrived safely in Ghana! My first few days have been exhausting and overwhelming. After a 24 hour trip I finally arrived safely arrived in Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana. The plane ride was long and the 4 hour bus ride was bumpy. I discovered that in Ghana, they don't use seat belts to prevent you from falling out forward but to keep your head from hitting the ceiling. It is like a little roller coaster with the little lurch in your stomach as you go up and down the bumps. After a long trip, we arrived a home base. We took a tour around town and become what felt like the "white parade." We did a lot of waving,"hellos," and nodding of the head to the local spectators. In return, we received a lot of "Woezo!" and "Yevu"(white person). The children are absolutely excited to see these white people. The people here are friendly and not shy. We saw a little boy with great talent, who while waving and saying hello, also was relieving himself :).
Yesterday we had our first visit with the children and played a game of catch. After a long day of traveling, parading, and playing, I layed on the couch, since I was too tired to sit up and took a long nap. I woke up, had a cold shower and slept some more. I slept in a bunk bed covered with a mosquito net. I felt like a kid again when I would make forts out of blankets. It was a very peacful sleep. To those of you that know me well, it will be a surprise for you to know that with all that excitement I woke up this morning, or this afternoon, around 12 just in time for lunch.
I had my first Ewe [e-way] lesson today where I was able to understand exactly how my English Language Learning students must feel and the exact point that my professors in ELL classes were trying to get me to understand. I practiced forming my lips exactly right to make the correct sounds just to forget it 5 minutes after the lesson.
So far it has been good and has brought me nothing but excitement and anticipation of things to come.
I will try to post pictures as much a possible but am not sure how long they take to load. Until next time, I love you all and so far have not contracted any illnesses, come across any big bugs, and haven't seen many animals, just goats.