Day 22-24.5

When I said my tour was over, I meant my tour was over. Now that I’m back in Accra with nothing to do, I am officially on my own. There was a time when I was here when they would barely let me go to the bathroom by myself. Now I’m finding whole hotels by myself. Lol. Well, it’s not that bad, but they sure have done a disappearing act on me. Reggie, however, manages to stick around and Angie tries to call once to check in. But you know what, none of it matters, cause I’ma goin home. There was no point blogging about every day this week. I really haven’t done much of anything….so I figured I’d just give you a few of the bullet points.

Hmmmmmm, let’s see.

Did some gift shopping. I’m becoming a pro at bargaining here. The trick is to say your price and if they don’t comply then to walk away. Once you walk away they beg you to come back and sell it at the price you want. So I got all the gifts I needed to get for my family and some of the Brooklyn kids that requested gifts and a friend or two. And today, I’ll try to figure out how to pack it.

Oh! Reggie’s car broke down again. Big shocker that was. But he somehow found a few young men to push the car and as they were pushing it, it started again. He was like, “See, that’s all it takes.” Great. Well, again, I’m just thankful it survived the sticks. I mean, if you woulda seen some of the places we’ve been in that car, you will know that it was God that helped us even survive let alone make it back to Accra with no problems.

Let’s see, stopped by the King’s office again and said goodbye to him.

Got a "2 more days" text from Pastor Soaries. Even he's counting down. lol! I thought i'd only get those messages from my family and a few friends, but his are great.

Oh! I finally watched all the DVD's Shaun copied for me to see while I was here.

I switched to yet another place to sleep. This will make 10….10 different beds and places that I’ve slept in since I’ve been here. This place is decent. To be honest I don’t care because it’s close to the airport.

At any rate, I’ve had the opportunity to spend this time to myself…time, to be honest, that I really haven’t gotten since I’ve been here. Time to pray for my loved ones and others. Time to really talk to God about…well just about everything.

Well today, I’m sure the gang will take me somewhere seeing that it’s my last day. It was supposed to be to see Michael Jackson’s movie, but I’m not sure I want to spend that many cede’s on a movie. We shall see. I'm currently packing my suitcase and looking at some of the things that I don't need that can be given to someone who does need them. Many of us have a thing about hand-me-downs, but to some of these kids, it's like striking gold. There are some shirts I have that I just don't want or need for that matter. The shoes I came with...some of the flats I probably won't wear anymore....goes a long way for people who have no shoes at all. I'm going to pack some of that up and give it to Angie or Reggie and ask them to give them to someone who needs them. It's not a lot...but it's something.

I end this blog at 24.5 because after this afternoon I won’t have internet. I only paid for it for 24 hours and chances are I will be out tonight. So when I get home, I will write my final one…but it’ll be extended! Yay!