So you have heard the myriad of negatives about working in Ghana, I've decided its therefore necessary to add some positives. Ultimately, the only positive is the children. They make every exasperating and infuriating aspect of the teachers worth the effort.
Today, I went to the special school again and I want to somehow explain how much I enjoy it there. The children are older than those at the childcare centre and they have a variety of disabilities- both mental and physical. Yet, they are incredibly intelligent and attentive and they delight in such simple things. As we walk up to the classroom we are greeted with squeals of delight, and hugs from every direction. They remember who we are. As they do an activity you can see their simple enjoyment of it and although they have limited attention spans and the short time of the activities it is much more gratifying than four o five hours at the day care. I think when I post some pictures and videos you might understand it better. We played with bubbles, and balloons and the kids were absolutely ecstatic at simply chasing them and catching them. It was unbelievable and it makes me feel better about being here because in some of time here I have become disillusioned with the notion of volunteer work and with the work that I'm actually doing here because I have doubted the merit of it. But here you actually feel it in the smiles and the laughter of the children you feel as if the work you are doing matters.
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