HEY GUYS,
Soo .. today I was just reflecting on what things have changed since coming back from Ghana and decided to update my blog (surprise surprise).
Since coming back from Ghana I had work, took a spontaneous trip with my sister and cousin, and now I'm back at uni.
I am very grateful that Share Think and Act provided this opportunity to me so first of all THANK YOU (Hey Mo, Michael, Drew, Dr McMillan and the rest of the team that made it possible).
I am so thankful that I was able to take part in this programme as I was able to build on my knowledge about the Africa diaspora.
It allowed me to learn about my insecurities and take steps towards dealing with them, I learned things that I never knew about myself by being outside of my comfort zone and although it felt slightly awkward at the time I'm happy that I completed all the things that I set out to do.
One of the most important things this programme allowed me to do was to meet and speak to new people from different backgrounds, I am happy to say that I believe I made a few great friends on this trip. Being a British born Ghanaian I had a few misconceptions about the born and bred Ghanaians before coming for some reason but I soon realised that none of them were true. It was weird the way I merged easily with the Ghanaian group, it was as if I had known them for a long time.
Since coming back this trip has made me more compassionate and more willing to help others.
Through the people that I have met and become close friends with it has also taught me that you should not judge a book by its cover as you'll probably turn out to be wrong. Anyways I'm off, I'll be trying to pop back and give another update. BYE Y'ALL!
(Excuse me for any typos ... I'm mega tired!)
Monday, 1 December 2014
Monday, 28 July 2014
22/07/14 - 24/07/14
From Tuesday through to Thursday we started piecing all the separate dramas together. Finally I could see it coming together. By Thursday we had learnt 2 dances a contemporary routine and a traditional routine and had a full production ready to perform on Friday at the school I did my placement at.
From Tuesday through to Thursday we started piecing all the separate dramas together. Finally I could see it coming together. By Thursday we had learnt 2 dances a contemporary routine and a traditional routine and had a full production ready to perform on Friday at the school I did my placement at.
21/07/14
Today was the first day at the national theater, initially I was really excited but when we arrived I lost most of my excitement as there was soo much confusion around what we had previously done in the workshops.
I struggled to see where the production was heading to but I spoke with the others and decided to give it a try.
Today was the first day at the national theater, initially I was really excited but when we arrived I lost most of my excitement as there was soo much confusion around what we had previously done in the workshops.
I struggled to see where the production was heading to but I spoke with the others and decided to give it a try.
18/07/14 - 20/07/14
Today everyone made their way into Accra, but because I wanted to go and see my grandma I asked my uncle to take me to Kumasi.
I went to Kumasi on a VIP coach. I loved the bus because I never expected it to be that comfortable, however my opinion of the bus quickly changed when the bus broke down. Luckily we were able to get on another one, and I soon reached my grandma's house.
I went to Kumasi on a VIP coach. I loved the bus because I never expected it to be that comfortable, however my opinion of the bus quickly changed when the bus broke down. Luckily we were able to get on another one, and I soon reached my grandma's house.
Thursday, 17 July 2014
16/07/14
Today at placement auntie Mabel allowed me and Samantha to teach one session. We decided to teach the the famous nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle little star'. To my surprise the majority of the kids already knew the song, so we decided to add some actions to the song. I could tell the kids really enjoyed it and so did I.
Today at placement auntie Mabel allowed me and Samantha to teach one session. We decided to teach the the famous nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle little star'. To my surprise the majority of the kids already knew the song, so we decided to add some actions to the song. I could tell the kids really enjoyed it and so did I.
14/07/14
Today we had our first day at our placements. My placement was at the Unique Christianville Educational Institute. When we arrived we were taken into the principals office and were introduced to the owner of the school, the principal, the accountant, and the receptionist. We were then given an introduction to the school and taken round to see the various different classrooms.
During their break time we were asked to sit in the music room. Whilst waiting we were all individually called into the principals office and asked which subjects we enjoyed the most. I chose Mathematics, English and Sports. After this we were escorted to different classes. My class was kindergarten 2 of which the children were all around 5 years old. The teacher leading my class was called auntie Mabel, she was teaching the children simple addition using bottle caps. She instructed me to draw lines in their books to prepare them
for the exercise she was setting them called 'Add the numbers'. I was put in charge of leading them through this exercise and i enjoyed it soo much.
Today we had our first day at our placements. My placement was at the Unique Christianville Educational Institute. When we arrived we were taken into the principals office and were introduced to the owner of the school, the principal, the accountant, and the receptionist. We were then given an introduction to the school and taken round to see the various different classrooms.
for the exercise she was setting them called 'Add the numbers'. I was put in charge of leading them through this exercise and i enjoyed it soo much.
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