Life in Africa
Part One: The Plane Ride
By: Jake Jones
We left Arizona on the 17th of November; our first plane left from Phoenix to New york city, (that was the easy part of the trip). They had touch pads in the plane and we played 20 Questions almost the whole plane ride! When we got to the JFK airport we had our last real american meal. We watched part of a movie in the airport while we had our layover, then we got on the airplane. When we got on the airplane Ben and Faith made a little friend; they talked until we took off. After we took off we tried to go too sleep. For the first 2 and a half hours, everybody could sleep except for me. One of the reasons why I couldn't sleep was that the little kid that Ben and Faith made friends with was asking me questions. I couldn't even understand what he was saying. We watched cartoons about 3 hours into the trip then Dad said, "no more"! After we watched cartoons we tried to go to sleep and I actually did! Two hours later, I woke up and walked around on the plane. I played a game after I walked around; and when the sun came up I ate some breakfast and enjoyed the descent. 15 minuets before we were going to land Ben was freaking out because his ears were hurting (that was one of the longest 15 minuets of my life). When we landed we got our carry-ons and walked out of the plane and realized that we are in Africa!
Life in Africa
We left Arizona on the 17th of November; our first plane left from Phoenix to New york city, (that was the easy part of the trip). They had touch pads in the plane and we played 20 Questions almost the whole plane ride! When we got to the JFK airport we had our last real american meal. We watched part of a movie in the airport while we had our layover, then we got on the airplane. When we got on the airplane Ben and Faith made a little friend; they talked until we took off. After we took off we tried to go too sleep. For the first 2 and a half hours, everybody could sleep except for me. One of the reasons why I couldn't sleep was that the little kid that Ben and Faith made friends with was asking me questions. I couldn't even understand what he was saying. We watched cartoons about 3 hours into the trip then Dad said, "no more"! After we watched cartoons we tried to go to sleep and I actually did! Two hours later, I woke up and walked around on the plane. I played a game after I walked around; and when the sun came up I ate some breakfast and enjoyed the descent. 15 minuets before we were going to land Ben was freaking out because his ears were hurting (that was one of the longest 15 minuets of my life). When we landed we got our carry-ons and walked out of the plane and realized that we are in Africa!
Life in Africa
Part Two: The Car Ride and Dinner
By: Jake Jones
When we got off the plane we hopped into two four wheel drive vehicles and drove to the bank to exchange American dollars for Ghana cedis. After we went to the bank we went to the mall and had a chicken sandwich (one of the best chicken sandwiches i've ever had). When we finished eating we shopped for food to last us for a couple weeks until we have to go to Accra again. When we were driving to where we would call home for the next month, I slept almost the whole way, and when we got to the compound I looked for the nearest bed and sacked it until dinner. Dinner was good. It was breaded pieces of chicken and mexicanish rice. After dinner I slept a refreshing sleep.
Life in Africa
When we got off the plane we hopped into two four wheel drive vehicles and drove to the bank to exchange American dollars for Ghana cedis. After we went to the bank we went to the mall and had a chicken sandwich (one of the best chicken sandwiches i've ever had). When we finished eating we shopped for food to last us for a couple weeks until we have to go to Accra again. When we were driving to where we would call home for the next month, I slept almost the whole way, and when we got to the compound I looked for the nearest bed and sacked it until dinner. Dinner was good. It was breaded pieces of chicken and mexicanish rice. After dinner I slept a refreshing sleep.
Life in Africa
Part Three: The House
By: Jake Jones
The place that we are living is a four bedroom two bath house that is really two apartments opened up in the middle. The house has no running water; that means that people have to fetch water from the "well". The bedrooms are about normal in size and they have a built-in dresser in the wall. Grant and I sleep on one side of the house while Mom, Dad, Faith, and Ben sleep on the other side of the house. the living rooms are L shaped with the table in one part of the L and a sitting area in the other part of the L. On the side of the L there is a door that leads to a kitchen. The other side of the house is a mirror of the the first side of the house.
The place that we are living is a four bedroom two bath house that is really two apartments opened up in the middle. The house has no running water; that means that people have to fetch water from the "well". The bedrooms are about normal in size and they have a built-in dresser in the wall. Grant and I sleep on one side of the house while Mom, Dad, Faith, and Ben sleep on the other side of the house. the living rooms are L shaped with the table in one part of the L and a sitting area in the other part of the L. On the side of the L there is a door that leads to a kitchen. The other side of the house is a mirror of the the first side of the house.
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