Spending time with our daughter, Michelle, was awesome and incredible. She is so smart, strong, and beautiful! She has so much personality. We arrived home in Winneba late on Wednesday, 26 August. On Thursday, we stayed around the house to allow for Michelle to adjust to the time change. We took a walk on the beach. We met Richard who lives across the street from us. He was swimming in the ocean pool.
We introduced Michelle to our friends at the Summeryard Vegetarian Cafe. We had dinner there and used the wi-fi. Friday, we went to South Campus and Michelle was able to greet Dr. Oppong and others in the Special Education office. We met Carolina there and she went with us to the market. First we walked down to the fishing boats and bought fish right off of the boats.
Michelle and I had breakfast at the Summeryard last Sunday. We had porridge — hers was banana and mine was plantain — and fruit salad. We could have shared one porridge easily! We took take-away boxes for the fruit and the porridge. I also had Moringa and ginger tea. Michelle had a fresh juice. Sunday afternoon, Carolina came over and showed me how to make fufu with chicken and fish stew. We had so much fun!
We played a lot of cards and scrabble. We talked, we prepared and ate food, and we read books together. We hung out on the porch and watched the birds and the people, while the we listened to the waves crash on the beach.
This weekend, we have been staying in Accra at the Airside Hotel. Very nice people, good food in the restaurant, a swimming pool, wi-fi, and close to the airport and the shopping malls. We have had fun doing the things that westerners take for granted — searching the web, checking emails, going to the grocery store, getting cash from the ATM, shopping at the mall, and speaking English. We just dropped Michelle off at the airport. I was so sad to see her go! We both cried and Frank said that his eyes got moist. We will miss Michelle. She is such a treasure. I wish her safe travels and a smooth re-entry into the world she left 5 weeks ago.
Thanks so much for the update. You will miss Michelle for sure. She is so brave and such a world traveler. Had lunch with Lynda B. She said we are going to have to have your mother for lunch and make sure she feels accepted iinto our communities. Love to hear about your adventures. Love u – Rice and fruit for breakfast, peaches at their finest and plums and cantelope from Hermiston Love u honey and miss you
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