I don’t miss the commercialism of holidays at all! It’s so
nice not to have hallmark or flower commercials in my face today! Ghanaians
seem to celebrate Valentine’s Day by telling their loved one’s they love them.
They do not have enough money to give gifts so they acknowledge each other
instead. I like that much better!
I went back to Hohoe to visit Cinderella again today. It was
such a good day. We saw some really interesting patients. I was excited to work
with a couple of patients who recently had strokes. They are still in the
timeframe where they can make really good progress. Cinderella and I discussed
good treatment options, and then we implemented them on the patients. The
patients seemed to respond so positively. It was nice to help Cinderella. She
really just needed some reassurance from me that she was choosing the right
treatments for her patients. I showed her a few new exercises. I think I just
really gave her confidence in her treatment techniques. She always wants to
learn new things. I was glad to help her in that process some.
Once I returned to Kpando, Isaac and I took a taxi to get
water. He decided to drive to one of the neighboring towns to check on one of
his students. The student’s family has a little drinking spot. They gave us
some pork. It was my first time eating pork in Africa. I’m not sure it was the
best idea. Haha! I don’t have a stomach ache, but I keeping thinking about all
the illnesses you can get from undercooked pork. Luckily, they overcook all the
meat here, to the point that I can’t chew it. Ghanaians like their meat touch
and chewy. It is completely opposite to how I like my meat. It’s funny to think
Ghanaians would prefer a chewy cut of meat to a filet mignon. They’d be a cheap
date in the US. J
I hope everyone enjoys their chocolates and flowers in the
US. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Love, Kari
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