{"id":348,"date":"2020-09-07T05:55:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T05:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2020-09-07T05:55:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T05:55:16","slug":"travel_frankadua","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/travel_frankadua\/","title":{"rendered":"\uc544\ud504\ub9ac\uce74 &#8211; \uac00\ub098\ub85c \uac04 \ud574\uc678 \ubd09\uc0ac"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color4-background-color bg-background-color tmpl-call_to_action-19 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock background-scroll background-parallax\" style=\"color: #1d1d1d; background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)), url('https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/volunteer_house-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: 50% 50%;\" data-bg-overlaycolor=\"rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/volunteer_house-scaled.jpg\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 50px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-2 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-10 col-xs-12 text-center\">\n<h1 class=\"color1-color\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px;\">Frankadua, Ghana<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">Volunteer abroad in Frankadua, Ghana<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-2 col-xs-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-portfolio-7 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding: 50px 0px 29px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin: 5px 0px; letter-spacing: 4.9px;\">Trip Info<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<hr class=\"color2-color bg-hr\" width=\"40%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Arrival: Tuesday, January 31st, 2017<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Departure: Thursday, February 23, 2017<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Purple Program in Frankadua, Ghana (2 hours from the capital, Accra)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Program: Sports Teaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding: 17px 0px 50px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin: 5px 0px; letter-spacing: 4.9px; color: #7f7a7a;\">Blog Posts<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<hr class=\"color2-color bg-hr\" width=\"40%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">I attempted to write blog posts on my volunteer experience in Africa, and although I only ended up writing 4 due to my laziness, here they are:&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/travjlog\/africa-2017\/2017\/01\/18\/why-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Africa<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/travjlog\/africa-2017\/2017\/01\/19\/preparation-getting-a-visa\/\">Preparation &#8211; Getting a Visa<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/travjlog\/africa-2017\/2017\/01\/26\/preparation-vaccination\/\">Preparation &#8211; Vaccination<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/travjlog\/africa-2017\/2017\/04\/19\/frankadua-story-volunteer-house\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Frankadua Story &#8211; Volunteer House<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-portfolio-7 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-716\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-img wp-image-716 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/soccerteam17388802_2978787003231_6326421393302164474_o-e1598250254952-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Baptist elementary school soccer team that I was helping out with.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-715\" style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-img wp-image-715\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17359228_2978780003056_8535361306089435934_o-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"184\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the P3 class teacher and some of the students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-img alignnone wp-image-717 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20170202_074622-scaled-e1598250528419-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding: 17px 0px 50px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin: 5px 0px; letter-spacing: 4.9px; color: #7f7a7a;\">Timeline<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<hr class=\"color2-color bg-hr\" width=\"40%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">01\/31\/17 Tue.: Arrived in Accra, Ghana. Went on a tour of the city with a few other volunteers and a volunteer coordinator.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/01\/17 Wed.: Orientation in the morning with other volunteers in the main volunteer house in Accra, then the volunteers split into different private trotros to go to the assigned program.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/03\/17 &#8211; 02\/05\/17: First weekend trip to Cape Coast (More on the weekend trips in a separate post)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/06\/17 &#8211; 02\/10\/17: Tournament week<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/10\/17 &#8211; 02\/12\/17: Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, then weekend trip to Wli&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/13\/17 &#8211; 02\/17\/17: Regular school week<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/17\/17 &#8211; 02\/19\/17: Weekend trip to Big Milly&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/20\/17 &#8211; 02\/23\/17: Regular school week<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">02\/23\/17 &#8211; My last day in Ghana \ud83d\ude41&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-portfolio-7 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-348-1\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_ep_won.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_ep_won.mp4\">https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_ep_won.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-348-2\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_baptist_won.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_baptist_won.mp4\">https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_baptist_won.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-348-3\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_netball.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_netball.mp4\">https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tourney_netball.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 1px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">The EP team playing against a school from another town.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">When the Baptist team won the game!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">The girls playing netball during the tournament.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding: 50px 0;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin: 5px 0px; letter-spacing: 4.9px; color: #7f7a7a;\">Random Happenings<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<hr class=\"color2-color bg-hr\" width=\"40%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">When I got to my layover in Washington D.C., I realized that I had left my wallet at home. I had my passport and some cash that I was bringing to exchange, but my credit and and debit card were still sitting on top of my desk. I had enough cash to last me through the volunteer program and the weekend trips, but if I wanted to anything extra during the safari trip after the program, I would need my cards. If I ask my boyfriend to ship them to Ghana, there was no guarantee that I would be getting them before my program finished, as I was told that the courier service is unreliable over there. Luckily, I was able to FB message a future volunteer that was flying in on the 15th of February from the states, and had my boyfriend ship my cards to her to bring it with her. Phew!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-348-4\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/class_kids_happy.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/class_kids_happy.mp4\">https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/class_kids_happy.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-348-5\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/class_dance-3.mp4?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/class_dance-3.mp4\">https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/class_dance-3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-348-6\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/classroom-1.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/classroom-1.mp4\">https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/classroom-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 1px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">The P3 kids being really happy with the drawstring bags I brought for them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">During the Creative Arts &#8211; Dance class.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">The P3 classroom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-schedule-1 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-1 col-xs-12\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-12 text-center\" style=\"padding: 3em;\">\n<h2 class=\"\">A Typical Day<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr class=\"color2-color bg-hr-1 bg-hr\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" width=\"10%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 30px;\">The week after I arrived happened to be a soccer tournament week in the area, so there were no classes during the week. That week was mostly spent watching the games with other kids, playing with them, and getting some errands done. Things were back to normal after the tournament finished, and here is the schedule for a typical day:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color color1-border-color\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding: 2em 1em;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4 color1-color\">9:00am<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\">Physical Education Class<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Each grade had their PE on a different day (i.e. Monday mornings would be 5th graders, Tuesday mornings 3rd, and so on). My role was to have them warm up and run around. Older students (5th and 6th graders) always wanted to play soccer, so I just gave them a ball and watched them play, and did smaller exercises with the younger students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color color1-border-color\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding: 2em 1em;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4 color1-color\">10:00am<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\">P3 Class<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Went to the P3 (3rd graders) class and helped the teacher &#8211; collecting and marking homework and tests, and helping out with homework and class materials. Also taught math to the students once.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color color1-border-color\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding: 2em 1em;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4 color1-color\">12:00Pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<p class=\"h4\">Lunch<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lunch back at the volunteer house prepared by our cook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color color1-border-color\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding: 2em 1em;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4 color1-color\">1:00Pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\">P3 Class<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Continue helping out with the P3 class.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color color1-border-color\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding: 2em 1em;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4 color1-color\">3:00Pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\">Chilling<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Go back to volunteer house, chill, write diaries, play with the kids outside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color color1-border-color\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding: 2em 1em;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4 color1-color\">6:00Pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\">Dinner<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dinner at the volunteer house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color color1-border-color\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding: 2em 1em;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4 color1-color\">After Dinner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\">Hangout With Other Volunteers<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Drink at a small bar in town with other volunteers&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-1 col-xs-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-portfolio-7 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding: 50px 0;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin: 5px 0px; letter-spacing: 4.9px; color: #7f7a7a;\">Random Info &amp; Thoughts<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<hr class=\"color2-color bg-hr\" width=\"40%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Language &#8211; The official language of Ghana is English, but there are a ton of other local languages being used across the country, and there are around ten government-sponsored languages. Twi, a dialect of the Akan language is the most widely-spoken language, and we got an intro to Twi during orientation. Then it turns out that in Frankadua where I was assigned to, they mostly speak Ewe instead of Twi.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Climate &#8211; It was very warm and humid day and night. I was planning on doing simple exercises there so that I don&#8217;t lose my muscle, but it was way too warm for that (I know, excuses)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Power outage &#8211; Power outage happened very frequently while I was there. Power outage + extremely warm weather = you tell me.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Frankadua, Ghana Volunteer abroad in Frankadua, Ghana &nbsp; Trip Info Arrival: Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 Departure: Thursday, February 23, 2017 Purple Program in Frankadua, Ghana (2 hours from the capital, Accra) Program: Sports Teaching Blog Posts I attempted to write blog posts on my volunteer experience in Africa, and although I only ended [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laviejoyeuse.net\/kr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}