havin fun

So the past week I was on field trip, we spent many hours riding into the north to see some other volunteer's sites. It as totally worth it because not only did we get to see sites and gain a better understanding of what we will e doing s environmental volunteers but we also saw some of the Eco-tourism sites along the way. First was the Crocodile sanctuary where legend tales of how a croc saved a hunters life thus returning the favor for the croc's. It is said that for every person i that community that a crocodile exist. Their lives are so revered that when one dies it is given a burial just like a person and people morn for the loss of life. The second site was the monkey sanctuary in Boaben Fiaman. Just like the crocs the lives of the monkeys are sacred each one getting a proper burial, there is the notion that if you harm a monkey then you will bring harm to yourself. We were sited cases of people who killed a monkey and their whole family died. The town even moved from it's original location in order to preserve the tree's for the monkeys. This trip was also a great bonding experience for all ten of us environment volunteers as we shared stories and a cramped van throughout the days of travel. On the last day we found out that we are going to be able to see President Obama off as he leaves Ghana on Saturday. So that is pretty sweet maybe I will be able to tell him to give us a raise since our re-adjustment allowance is really not enough. Please feel free to write or call your representatives and tell them the same I surely will be doing so while I am here. Well I hope to get all the pictures up and will take as many as I can with Obama. In the first picture is my host bro and our matching shirts the others are speak for themselves.