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Mr. and Ufa. Murray; Coward
of Sunshine Line, spent amid-
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Mr,. and Mrs. Wm). Waiters and
Misa Ruth Horne, of Landoll,
Mr.: and Mrs, Gerry Orwhhe and
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Mr. and Mrs, Harold FtarYtte.and
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and Mr. and Mrs,. Russell Lee
and David of Exeter.
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pert on a 'chartered Air carie.da to oiled. are 11-9'.Set hiqr•
VOA.° jet. Our flight across the schedules. Thelorfy gees when- vie),
Atlantic was most enjoyable. k ever the driver istready
delitimis steak dinner with pite all. the drawbacitsi travel.; i
champagne was served. Free re- ' ling by lorry has an advantage but
hot, dry season starting? I sup,
pose it will become hotter. Dur-
ing he wet season tt rains ev-
erY fternoon, but immediately
afte the, shower the sun shines
bri aptly again.
kary '1)ou and I hape to
East Africa.
e- climate here is entoyable.
generally , sunny and hot
of uncomfortable. With the
Valerie and
McOlane'- • tit, . •
uif 'Stnatand,
gitisteleSt- Wi44 ,.?rill' MO, clawitie Ofeettina
mid Mrs. Ita
Cuierniaii „
•Wa"fro:
Mr. And Mrs salir01000.1,
hum, Pant, Ronald, Marian, Joy-
ee-and' Gad', Mr. •Andi Mns,-
Regale' of Welton, Mr- and MP.
Lloyd Regele, Krilat* gaMl• 4414
Darlene of Princeton, Mai.. -*Sig-
iel Giananille and Mr. Ron Fatran
of Lacknew,0Mr„ and 5b,s, Ric r
Ord Glamapillle of Parlalaig, Mat
Mid Mrs. Edward PrOgz...Oatar and
daughter of Chatham and Mr.
Larry And ' Wilfred Preszeatolr
spent Christmas •day with MIA end Mrs Stanie-y Preszeator of
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Clayton Calquhoun R.R. 1,
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Wm. H. Chaffe - R.R. 4, Mitchell
Tim Toohey - R.R. 3, Lucan
Raymond McCurdy R.R. 1,
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Robert Gardiner „ R.R. 1,
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Harry Coates - - Exeter
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The follOwing interesting let-
ter was, received by Mr. ant
Ors Lewig Coyne from their
• daughter, Mary Lou Coyne, who
is serving in Ghana, Africa for
two years as a teacher with the
CUSO. (P.O. BQX 64, • Kibi,
Ghaea.)
Dear Mom and Dad:
Christmas greeting from deep
dark Affica. With the sun Shin-
ing so brilliantly and the tem-
perature hevering in the high
.89's, it's difficult-to believe that
it is almost Christmas. In Kibi
there isn't a sign -of Christmas
and even in Accra there are on-
ly a few displays. It's much dif• -
ferent' to, the over-commercializ-
ed pre-Christmas season., that
I'm familiar with.
I must 'apologize for sending
such an informal greeting but
• with so many friends' to remem-
ber at this time, it is the only
possible way. Foildwing are a.
-few of my experiences of the
past three months; I hope you
will enjoy sharing them with'
me.
For five weeks this summer I
attended an active "Orientation
for West Africa" course at West-
minster College, London. Durc,,
ing this -time we 140. CUSO vpl-
unteers were exposed to mater-
ial on the history, geopraphy, •
-religion, and culture of -West
Africa. We also made several
attempts at learning local dia-
lects.
On August 29; 'at 11E30 p.m.,
an excited, anxious and hopeful
group of volunteers departed
from' Toronto International air-,
There are .inany small inde-
pendent stores but they • are
similar to the, market stalls.
The market is' an experience in
itself. People and f!roducts are
profuse and diversified. The
smell's are trenchant, actually
undescribable.
The sounds of Accra are num-\
erous. I'm thoroughly convinced
that everyone who drives near
does so with one hand no -the _
horn. Horns are blaring con-
stantly. Because of the traders
in the streets, there is much
clamor everywhere.. ,
Transportation in Ghana is
somewhat hectic. The roads are
narrow and generally in poor
condition., My first 60-mile ride,
to Itibi was a bouncing, rocking
three-hour excursion over mud-
dy, rut-ridden roads. The lorries
are a challenge. once in a while
I'm lucky to get a Benz bus or
Datsun bus. -On ,most occasions,
however, I find myself squeez-
ed, long with about seven oth-
ers, on a wooden bench in the
back of a' dilapidated mammy
lorry. These lorries are trucks
with a Wooden box structure
built on the back. There are
usually six or seven benches,
nailed haphazardly to the side
boards. Except for the two posts
that support the wooden roof,
the sides are open.
Everyone, from a market
mammy with her basket of
smoked fish to the jaunty busi-
nessman with his brief •case,
ride these lorries. It's fascinat-
ing just to watch the passengers,
Mothers often breast-feed their
babies . . Many people munch
on fried yam sticks or kenkey;
others suck on oranges,
Travelling by lorry requires
an abundance of patience. .I have
sat in the blistering sunlight of
a Sunday afternoon for almost
two hours, waiting 'for a lorry
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Food is a slight problem. It's
difficult to have variety because
of the scarcity of products. Our
meat supply consists of -tough
market meat or tinned cornbeef,
We eat a lot of rice, yam, stew
and eggs. There are a few Ghan-
aian, products that...we've tried
plantain, cassava and kon-
toumery. Vegetables are scarce..
Miniature onions and tomatoes
are the main supply. In. .
.backyard I've planted a garden,
so perhaps by Christmas we'll
have fresh beans, peas, car-
rots and cucumbers.
The goats of the neighbor-
hood 'teem to enjoy munching
on niy corn plants. Fresh fruits
are readily available and inex-
'pensive We usually have a sup-
ply of„ oranges, grapefruit, ban- -
arias and lemons. We've had a
few pineapples and tangerines
also. Ground • nuts and ground-
paste
.•
(peanut butter) on bread
are popular snacks.
My living conditions are good.
I live in' a large 3-bedroom
house with two other girls. One
is a_ second-year CUSO' volun-
teer, Colleen Brenner, from Cal-
gary, and the other is a first
year American Peace Corps vol-
unteer, Mary Lou'Oething from
Sharon, Pennsylvania. We're all
teaching. Our house is wired
for electricity but as yet there
is no electrical power in ,the
town. There are rumors that it
May be a Christmas present for
us. Somehow I've adapted quite
well to using kerhsene lamps
and candles.
Our water supply is a rain-
water tank. With the dry season
beginning, we've already exper-
ienced a lack of water. When
the rain water runs out we start
using river water.
One thing that makes life
- pleasant here •is having a stew-
ard. Andrews is a, young boy of
18, just finished middle school.
He does the- cleaning, washing,
ironing, marketing and dishes,
and also attempts to cook the
evening meal. He is a ,good
worker and a smart fellow. He's
working to earn.endugh money
to further his education.
School is interesting and chal-
lenging: ' I'm teaching at . a
teachers' training' college that
offers a 4-year course which en-
ables its, graduates to teach in
primary 'or middle schools. The
girls generally come to the
training college after middle
school, but some of them have
been pupil teachers for many
years. They range in age from
15 t0--35., IVIanfliave children of
their own. In class they wear
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freshments were available dur-
ing the entire flight. Friday
morning we arrived in Lomb ,
England„ and spent a glorious
threettay- weekend. Needless to
say, Sunday night found- us a
.again, received royal treatment.
There was a short stop at-Frank-
fort, Germany, for refueling.
The view, of • sunrise, on ,\ the
Sahara was memorable At '5;15
.fer the volunteer, it's cheap *-
a pellAy a mile.
There is always the rythinie
chatter of an inconversant lan
guage
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Weary, footsore group, but we . 'Kibi is a scenic town with Since coming to Ghana, Mary had experienced Many of .Lon- - many ,stately` plam, trees. It is Lou and L have had the oppor-
cion's'fomous historical sights situated • 60-miles north`of Ac- tunity of visiting a novel farm
era, in a small valley surround- where we saw the cocoa trees • We continued our journey on • ed by high forrested hills; It la and the steps involved in has' Nigerian Airways jet and .the site of a paramount !chief, vesting this product. We were
Nana, a spry and ulitty 'charac- also fortunate to: have atour of
to . Kibi is typically West Afri-', :the Akosombe dam, the main
cal in that the buildings are Attraction of the Volto ,River
cu
of cement or baked project, • •
a.m. we lauded at Kano, Niger- m d bricks 'with rusty tin or
t These are my views of Ghana..
h m In, where the first group of vol- ?felled roofs. Most of"-AW' Needless to say I miss everyone unteers desembarked. After a es are constructed as coin-t but I am enjoying my brief stop there we continued ppunds, housing many families'. Fork here. Love — Mary Lou. on to Lagos where another The town is scattered over a
two mile stretch. It contains group of -voluteeers made their
_the.. usual, necessities, such as Remember! It takes but a
departure. About noon, our bank, post office, petrol dump, Moment to place An Expositor group arrived at Accra airport,. Ghana. There we were greeted schools, churches and two gen- Want Ad , and e money in
eral stores that carry al stock pocket. To adve ise, just Dial by the bright flash bulbs of' much inferior'to the ,one-time Seaforth 527-0
newspaper men and also the Beechwood general' store. There cheery waves of a group of sec-
end year volunteers. is also an open market but it
is small and food-stuffs are ex-
- My first week in Ghana was pensive. Kibi also has -a -social'
spent at Legon, university of gathering spot, "The Palate
Ghana where our orientation Canteen." This is a small room
was continued. During this week with a bar' and-a fewasabies-a
we had the opportunity • to see chairs. After a visit there you
Accra, the capital city. To me, leave with ears ringing, since
Accra is like a very congested -they play Africah, soul music
town. Every free spade on the so loud that you, can't hear
sidewalks is filled- with traders yourself speak.
selling all types of manufactur-
ed goods and foodstuffS.
African women carry large
baskets,' filled' with a variety of
things, on their heads. They' are
usually dressed in the -long Af-
rican dress' with their babies
-bound to their backs—Little-
children are everywhere selling
small items. There are four
main department stores where
almost any desired, article can
be bought. Western goods, how-
ever, are extremely expensive.
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enifornis that make them look
much younger. I teach niathe-
inatics; arithmetic; algebra -and ---
gdometri td the two first -form,..
classes of 35 students each. I
also teach English — language,
reading and essay — to one
class of the second form. The
teaching involves content and
not methods. Ins all I haVe 21
40-minute teaching periods per
week. It is a light schedule com-
pared to what I was doing at
home, especially since 2 teach
just a 4-day week. Every Wed-
nesday is my 'day off.
Besides teaching we have din-.
ing haIl inspection, one meal
per week. During this time we
eat a meal with the girls. I'm
actually beginning to enjoy the
hot Ghanaian 'food. On two Sat-
urdays a term we have corn-
poimd inspection. This consists
of checking the' dorinitories and
theSurrounding grounds for
cleanliness.
Our teaching year consists of
three 12-week terms. Holidays
are plentiful. Both at Christmas
and at Easter we have three
Ire° weeks. The summer break
libalit ii, *,eeks from mide.
July until the end of SePteM.
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