Akwaaba (Welcome in Twi) Coach Crane! She is still smiling after eighteen hours, two flights, babies crying, and plane sleeping (minimal). After leaving the airport, we picked up something to drink then headed to the bus station where we waited patiently to head for Kumasi. In the photo from left to right is Merci (manfred's sister), Miss. Perkins (Yearbook), Me, Andrews (Partnership Asst. Coordinator) and Manfred (International Partnership Coordinator).
We have now been in Kumasi for two days and have already learned so much about the Asanti people. Visiting the Manhyia Palace Museum helped to give us a historical background for the Ashante Region and its' people. This palace was home to three of the sixteen princes. The 13th, 14th and 15th Kings lived in this palace. The 15th King built the new palace behind it where the current and 16th King still lives.
In addition to learning a little history, we also spent much of Sunday meeting people. Below is a picture taken of Manfred and his family outside of their family compound which is where they all live in the same apartment area. They prepared a wonderful lunch for us, a local delicacy called qoin quank (spelling?) 
Now, one important thing to note about Ghana is that it is a market place. This means that there are markets everywhere for anything you can possibly think of. The market type setting that you see in this photo is very common here,
versus an in-house building setting like our shopping centers and malls.Well, I am off to sleep for now: I will be back in touch tomorrow with more photos and stories. We will begin meeting students, teachers, and leaders of the districts tomorrow. Coach Crane will be teaching three PE lessons tomorrow and we will be introduced to their newly formed student leadership group(s). Good night!
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