Dr. Pam Small (U of Tennessee), Dr. Rich Merritt (Michigan State) and Dr. John Wallace (Millersville U) arrived this morning. We reminisced and made introductions.
Mollie, Ryan, Charles Yeboah and Charles Quaye got an early morning start to conduct additional water testing in a couple of villages. No rest for the wicked. Lol!
On the other hand, Claudia, John Wallace, Emmanuel, Monica and our driver, John, set out for the market. We would not have survived without the magnificent "intervention" of Emmanuel and John. The merchants at the market are very aggressive at their trade! We bargained for everything we purchased and got good at making purchases at our "walk away" prices. It actually got to be fun!
After the market, we needed a bit of down time at the beach. What a magnificent place! The breezes were wonderful and the surf was magnificent. We had a late lunch outdoors with a view of the beach. This was exactly what we needed.
We met up with the rest of the group for dinner and even watched snippets of the NCAA games. Due to poor internet access, the MSU group had to go to bed without knowing the outcome of the MSU/USC game - we felt their pain! Lol!
Claudia and Monica ended the evening at midnight attempting to pirate internet service at a nearby hotel - without success.
Tomorrow we meet with Dr. Edwin Ampadu, the director of Buruli ulcer at the Ministry of Health. We will tour the nearby plastic surgery facility.
Goodbye for now.
No rest for the wicked is right! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful that you are meeting so many people that want to help our cause. This is going to be just wonderful. Love the picture of the two of you. It would be great to see Iowa hats in a photo and McCord Buruli shirts in a group photo. Just an idea from someone that is enjoying everything from my perch in Iowa City. Love and miss you both.
ReplyDeleteI AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS
ReplyDeleteI TOTALLY WISH I COULD GO TO GHANA are you learning more gananian words???????????????????????????
love ava