Remind
us again what you did and for how long?
I spent 5 weeks with Madventurer in Liati Wote, teaching
in the JSS and Vocational College, and helping to complete
the clinic in the village. We built the kitchen and
storeroom and plastered and painted the inside and outside
of the main building and newly constructed storeroom.
I finished my sabbatical with an amazing 3 week road
trip Mad to Timbuktu and back! Was such a cool adventure!
So,
if you had to pick one word to describe your time away?
Awesome!
Looking
back, what was the most valuable part of your time away?
Living in an African village was pretty special. I felt
really at home, and it was such a joy to spend time
with people where materialism just doesn’t matter.
Their enthusiasm and love of life is really contagious,
and you can’t help but get caught up in the relaxed
and happy Ghanaian way of life.
Do
you feel that your trip changed you at all?
No
question at all. It really helped to put things into
perspective and helped me re-evaluate the next stage
of my life.
What
was the most positive thing about the whole experience?
Spending time with a really great group of people –
both the project group and Madventurer crew leaders,
and the locals. I’ve definitely made some new
friends for life - friends with whom I’ve got
something really special in common now and some great
memories too.
What
was the most unexpected part of your trip away?
Learning what really is important. I never doubted that
I would have an amazing trip, but I never imagined it
would affect me as much as it did.
How
did it feel finally unpacking your rucksack?
I’ve still not completely unpacked! I know that
when I do, it’ll be final that I’m really
back to reality, so subconsciously, if I don’t
fully unpack, then I’m not properly back for good!
Been
bitten by the travel bug?
Absolutely, definitely, 100%, no question at all!
Want
to do what Ali did?
Madventurer
still has places left for summer projects and adventures
to West Africa.
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