Well we have traveled all the way up to the Burkina Faso border and back for our training. We were sworn in on August 30, 2011, 50 years to the day the first Peace Corps volunteers stepped of the plane in Ghana. Our swearing in ceremony was at the U.S. Ambassadors house in Accra. It was really fun. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana spoke. Later we both were able to greet him in his native language of Dagbani. He asked Scott if we had any kids and he didn't know how to say we would later so he told him we would have them tommorow. It was super funny. We were supposed to go to our site the next day, but they kept us in Accra one more day so we could meet the President of Ghana. We got to go the presidential castle and had a nice reception we he spoke to us and we all took a photo with him. We should get a copy of it later.
Us at the U.S. Ambasador's house
That's right, we have matching purple and gold outfits our host family had made for us!
Scott drinking real coffee out of official US China
H. E. John Atta Mills
Scott drinking real coffee out of official US China
H. E. John Atta Mills The president of Ghana
Scott's presidential beer
Scott's presidential beer
Congrats!!! Jennifer, your Mom called me early in the morning and I was totally freaked out! Her voice was kind of shaky and she said you called at 3 in the morning. She had a pause...and OMG I thought something happened to Scott!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou guys had beer!!! I was just thinking about your alcohol consumption today actually!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the new outfits!!
Can I still send stuff to that address on the card?