Water, Glorious Water!!

Yes, the water started running yesterday afternoon! Woohoo and Yipee! Amanda and I were so excited that when our friend Vincent (another resident of the dorm) came to visit we were high five-ing and jumping around and telling him how we had flushed the toilet without a bucket! And when we paused to get his reaction, he was laughing so hard because he had no idea what we were talking about, we had been talking so fast! Once we slowed down, he was just as excited! He hadn’t even realized the building had water again. So we had our first real showers this morning since arriving in Sunyani…cold showers of course. Let’s not get too carried away!
I had a real moment of reflection yesterday afternoon that had me pause, and get a bit emotional actually. I realized that I have laughed more, longer, and harder since I got here then I have in…months! I feel like I have reconnected with a part of myself that had gotten lost in the daily grind of school and work etc. This awareness is really having me look at how I live my life. I don’t think I have been very good at balancing my time with work, friends, family, exercise, and time for myself. I think this is a common struggle for people...so how do we change? This is something that will have me thinking for awhile and hopefully making some changes for the better when I return home.
The first team meeting yesterday was a real success. We tried to focus on just getting to know each other and building a foundation for the future success of this team. There are four students from the two Universities and six faculty members in total. I’m very excited about all that are involved. They all seem very keen to be part of this project and are looking forward to getting started on the creating the objectives for this year.
I feel so honoured to be here and have this opportunity. Already I feel like my brain has been working overtime since we got here analyzing, questioning and learning about the culture and how this will impact the project. I feel like we have enough time here to actually make an impact on the future of this project, and that is very exciting.