Volunteering in Ghana

Here are some photos from my volunteer trip to Ghana! I was there from May 20 to June 11.

I volunteered with Blue Med Africa (bluemedafrica.org), an amazing organization that provides free healthcare to local impoverished people.

I did educational & health outreach, visited rural communities & orphanages, and worked at a local hospital.

The chickens that lived in the yard. They woke everyone up at 3 a.m. every morning!

Our adoptive cat named 'Leave' because everyone kept shouting it at her!

Adorable kids! There were goats everywhere, wandering around in the street and on the side of the road.

Medical outreach at a rural school. I'm checking for tooth decay.

Checking for eczema, ringworm, and open cuts.

Treating a cut

Smile :)

Instant review is super awesome!

River boat

I made it to the top!

View from the summit

Where there are corn husks, there are goats

An adorable kid at a local orphanage

Caught mid skip!

A beautiful baby

Helping put together transformers... so many little pieces!

A goat taking refuge from the rain at the foot of the stairs

Women washing clothes in a river

Children at a rural orphanage

He loves his new toy!

A visit to the ocean

Raaawr! A hermit crab I found :)

Dancing around a fire at the beach

A puppy in need of a good scratching... I was also in need of a puppy to scratch!

Changing bandages at the local leprosy village

A goat sleeping on a bench

It doesn't get any cuter than this!

Weighing babies at a rural village

Lambs sleeping in the grass

The last photo I took in Ghana. I'm so thankful for how kind & welcoming everyone was. I miss it every day!

Now, I'm in Madrid studying Spanish. I spend the mornings in class, the afternoon sightseeing, and the evenings with my host family. I'm in my second week out of nine & am so thrilled to be here! Next time I will post more pictures :)