Hey everyone! It is the first week of July, so I have official been here for one month and have one more month to go! Crazy, right?!? Even though it is only the first week, I can tell July is going to be a lot different from June. First off, there are a lot more volunteers now. July is the busiest month apparently, so currently there is about 20 of us, and there are still more coming! Also it is now truly rainy season, so it rains basically everyday. It when I saw it rains, it rains the entire day non stop. I don't mind the rain normally, but here in Ghana I absolutely hate it - one because I am basically walking everywhere so I get drenched every single time, and two Ghana is not equipped to deal with it. Since the roads are not paved and they don't have proper draining systems, the entire place gets flooded and muddy. Like the other day I was unable to go to work because I literally would not be able to make it there because this one river forms across the main road so no car would be able to cross it... It is very frustrated. If I had the money, I would pave all the roads in Ghana. One night, when a taxi was taking me home, kept on complaining/asking me "Why is the road so bad to your place?." At first, I was like "I don't know," but then after about 30 minutes of him asking me this, I finally was fed up and just said "Because of your government." Let's just say he wasn't very happy about it. Maybe it wasn't the best decision in the world, but I was so annoyed and frustrated with him that I just couldn't keep quite.
This past weekend I went to Cape Coast, which was beautiful. First, I went to Kakum National Park, and I did the 7 canopy walks. I was about about 90 feet above the ground on this tiny bridge/walkway, dangling in the air, and I also forgot to mention it kept swaying. It was one of the scariest things I have ever done, but it was so much fun at the same time. We also saw Cape Coast Castle (a slave fort), which was really interesting, but super depressing. It was horrible, but it was nice to finally see something I have learned so much about in school. However, the majority of the time during the trip, I spent it at the Cape Coast Castle Restaurant, which was right on the beach and had most gorgeous view of the ocean! It made me kind of wish I requested to be in Cape Coast. Cape Coast, though, is a lot more touristy, which I like it that Kumasi isn't even though that means that I am constantly being yelled at on the street "Obruni" and being grabbed at and hissed at and kissed at and asked to be there friend and asked for my phone number... haha. I make it sound like such a great time, don't I? No, despite all this (even though I get annoyed), I do like it. I defiantly good not live here though.
Today, I taught the whole entire all by myself. Boy, was it exhausting. I good never be an elementary school teacher full time. By the end of the day, my throat hurt so bad from yelling. It is so nice to now be in the peace and quite, air conditioned, internet cafe after such all of that. Even though it is the rainy season and not that hot compared to how it normally is, it is still hot, but apparently not as hot as back home, which is crazy. I'm in Africa, and it is cooler than it would be if I was home! That is kind of messed up. I also just at big helping of Jollof Rice, which is really spicy rice, so it is nice to just let my parasympathetic nervous system kick in and just rest and digest. I love Jollof Rice by the way. It was one of my favorite local dishes, and it is so cheap. On the street it is only 2 cedis, and you get a piece of chicken, a hard boiled egg, and some spicy sauce to go with it. It is such a great deal. Another one of my favorite dishes is Red Red, which is fried plantain with a bean stew. OMG! It is so good. I am really going to miss it when I go home. I wish Nana would make it ever night. There is one thing I am not going to miss though, fish always having bones. I don't know if you know this, but one of my biggest fears is choking on a fish bone, so every time Nana makes fish I barely eat because I have no know how to debone a fish. I really do miss fish fillets.
Ok, well that is it for now. Here are some pictures! Miss and love everyone!

 Some of the kids in my class

 I was actually pretty good at balanced the stuff on my head! I was able to walk and everything!

 The Canopy Walk Way

 The beach/view from the restraunt

Cape Coast Castle