Is this just a dream? am I really going to be in Ghana...better yet, in AFRICA in less than a week? I woke up this morning, and that is the first thing that came into my head. But I'm not even packed yet, and I have classes all of this week...is this for real??? I can't believe that after so much time of planning, meetings, events, and counting down, I am still in disbelief that at this time next week the 8 of us will be in Accra, Ghana. I've always had a strong desire to go to Africa yet never in a million years did it ever occur to me that the opportunity would present itself so soon in my life. Nothing has ever come so easy to me...Although, I would have to say that it has been anything but easy getting there (raising funds, stressing over whether or not to spend time doing SCHOOL WORK over letter writing, meetings, misunderstandings, frustrations and disappointments) Yet, aside from all the difficulty we have faced in putting this trip together, the benefits and rewards far outweigh anything negative. I am not in Africa yet but would have to say that this experience has definitely changed my life so far. I have been blown away by the dedication and passion of my colleagues, the support that we have received from the Ghanaian community in Worcester, a few people at Clark University who have been amazing to us and who have recognized the importance of what we are trying to accomplish abroad and on campus, the friends and family of all of us who have supported us unconditionally, and for the warm opened armed welcoming we are receiving in Ghana. It has been a truly humbling and enriching experience so far and we haven't even gotten to Ghana yet. I guess that's part of my disbelief that we are going... I think I have already been so impacted by everything that has happened until now that Ghana is going to be the icing to the cake. So...6 more days...I can't wait!!!! GHANA, HERE WE COME!!!!!!