The next day started early as we boarded the bus to visit the new agency. Once we got there, to my surprise it looked almost identical to Today’s Choices. It turns out that the agency does essentially the same thing but with a few tweaks. The agency helps people from the slums by providing all kinds of vocational training. The only differences are that they do not primary deal with girls from the sex trade industry; they take in people from various situations. I am extremely relieved because everything that my group had prepared is still relevant and only a few changes will have to be made. However, I still can’t help but worry about the other girls that were abandoned from Today’s Choices.
That night we went to a fancy hotel to eat dinner. The program coordinator, Kwame, figured that we had been exposed enough to indigenous foods for a while. At the hotel we were comforted with familiar tastes. I have never appreciated mashed potatoes and shrimp so much. We had a mountain of desserts too. This is especially a treat because Ghanaians hardly eat any sugar in their diets. I completely pigged out, and though afterwards I was miserable I do not regret it!
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