Who would have guessed that the biggest blizzard in Pennsylvania history would hit the only weekend in my life that I am supposed to be flying internationally? Waking up Sunday morning I was crushed to see that my road had still not been plowed, and all the trains we could possibly take to NYC were cancelled. It was just starting to sink in that I might have to reschedule my flight and join the program late, when the miracle of my Aunt and Uncle’s Jeep came down our road. We quickly shoveled a path through the 28 inches of snow from our street to a plowed section, and amazingly were able to walk out to the Jeep and drive all the way to New York City. I am so fortunate to have family willing to wake up at 7am on their day off to come rescue me, and parents who took the risk of driving on those ridiculous streets for 5 hours to get me to the airport! At least now dad can cross driving in NYC off his bucket list 🙂

My flight went well and I could not have been happier to step off the plane into the 90 degree weather of Accra. My first day in Ghana was a whirlwind but I had so much fun. The other students in my program are all friendly and easy to get along with, and I think my room is even nicer than the freshman dorms at Penn State! The floors of the building wrap around the central open courtyard so everything is open, and each room has a private balcony as well. All the foods have been entirely unlike anything Ive ever tasted, but so delicious and spicy! Now that I have been here for three days I finally have the proper cell phone and wall charger, so I finally feel more connected!

I do not have many pictures yet because I am still trying to take it all in, but hopefully these next fews days spent on campus I will get some more photos!

Location: University of Ghana