What's the plan? Why go?

THE PLAN:

Jan.3rd (Monday): Meet in Chicago and fly to Accra, Ghana.
Jan.4th (Tuesday): Arrive in Accra and explore.
Jan.7th (Friday): Meet 'Big Man' and drive to Cape Coast. Explore the slave castles and beaches.
Jan.9th (Sunday): Canopy walk in Kakum National Park. Drive to Kumasi.
Jan. 10th (Monday): Start work in the Mother Theresa Orphanage in Kumasi. Stay for 1 week.
Jan. 15th (Saturday): Leave the orphanage and drive to Saboba in the Northern Region. Stay for 2 weeks.
Jan.30th (Sunday): Leave Saboba and drive to Mole National Park.
Feb. 1st (Tuesday): Drive back South to Accra.
Feb.3rd (Thursday): Fly Accra to Washington at 11:55pm.
Feb. 4th (Friday): Back home!

THE PURPOSE:

We share the common goal of learning about Ghana; the culture, history, religion, healthcare system (rural and urban), politics, and industry. To learn about all of this, we plan to listen to and serve the people that we come into contact with- in the market, the orphanage, the hospital... We are going to Ghana with open minds. We hope to be helpful and encouraging to the people, but we also aim to grow within our group as team. We all joined for different reasons and we all bring different strengths to the team. Although we expect to face many challenges, we also plan to have a whole lot of fun!

We hope to share some good stories and pictures through this blog. So enjoy!