06.10.2019 Sunday - After breakfast Kati Torda came to pick us up at the accommodation. The queen of pearls has been living in Ghana for 40 years. First, he took us on a small sightseeing tour.
And of course we also saw the sights of Accra. The National Theatre,
the building of the Supreme Court,
the first Post Office,
Kati's favorite gate near the Post Office,
And the former James Port prison.
While sightseeing, we also stopped at Kati's shop.
The small shop has an amazing atmosphere. According to Kati, pearls tell stories and whoever is touched by the story should buy the particular piece of jewelry. Each pattern has a meaning and a symbol, as the creation is born from the beads, as the sequence is formed, all of them have an important symbol and meaning. The energy of the store touches people and so do the stories. In fact, a whole storybook could be written from Kati's creations and actually about her, because she is a wonder woman. She is a wonder woman of her kind in her knowledge, values, work, energy and modesty.
Hen made of nylon:
The life of a woman (each shape and arrangement has a meaning):
An important part of an old person's life and a period of her life:
The most popular work for me is a person's life journey. And the pearls really tell a story.
I watched Kati's story with complete interest, I was very touched by the way she told us the story and the way she gave us the content of the picture.
Not long after, we said goodbye to Kati and went back to Judith's accommodation. We went to lunch with them, we asked for Yollof rice, and we also tried ordering a pressed coffee. The rice was divine, the little guy didn't feel like making the coffee, so it came much later that the machine broke down.
Then we gathered ourselves, headed to the bus station and started to Koforidua:
It was already dark when we arrived in Koforidua. Our accommodation is William Newman's house, next to which the school is being built. The ground floor can already be used for education, the classrooms have been painted. I don't really know what I expected from our accommodation. In light of the fact that I have already visited Namanga with the Foundation for Africa. Taking into account that according to the young girls, the accommodation here is, I quote: "king". Let's say in my twenties. Especially since it doesn't cost them any money. They experience this as a luxury in local conditions, I, who have already been to many parts of the world, so how can I say it... In African terms, let's say it's not a bad category. I've seen much more attractive places.
The living room, with a slightly overcrowded effect, is also the dining room, and here we sleep on the floor with Kati.
The girls' bathroom... In vain, you have to sit on a throne.
The essence of a raised toilet is that the material that is sent down does not come back. By the way, the pipes are so thin that the water used for washing, when flushed into the toilet, goes down with difficulty.
Our bathroom.
We feel the difference because the volunteers who have been working here for months can march up three flights of stairs, while we only had one flight of stairs.
Bazi big shower without water. Three buckets, cold water comes from the small faucet on the left. I think my second name is Iluska, but I don't go to the stream to wash.
Dishwashing is a breeze, but not a dishwasher or European luxury.
