Reading Week Tales

I sit on a damp rock at the edge of a hill overlooking the valley in which stands a large watering hole amidst trickling creeks of water. Warthogs and water bucks graze in the grasslands and bogs down below. The trees drip droplets of water from a recent rain. The horizon is spotted with rain clouds misting over the trees and as the sun peeks out from behind a lingering cloud, my heart rejoices. I am in Africa.

The trip up to the northern region of Ghana with 5 other very good friends was a much-needed retreat. It was a beautiful time of basking in the clean, jungle air and enjoying each other’s company. In photos, you will likely see me with a wide grin as I thrill at the opportunity to see animals in their natural environment, ride on top of a Jeep (and perpetually muttering for the driver to “gun it” through the mud and puddles! 😁), and listen to the sounds of birds and insects of the forest. I will let the following pictures do the rest of the talking.

We returned to Accra on the 22nd, and enjoyed the rest of the week sleeping, bargaining prices in markets, and well, I did a crazy thing and decided to see if I could drown in the sea.

All that to say that it was a very special time of satisfying my desire to rest and explore, while giving me the energy and motivation to go into the last 5 weeks of clinical at 37 Military Hospital. Wow! Time is flying by way too fast!