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April 19, 2005
Back in the good ol' USA
After an action-packed final week in Ghana, I sadly left my new friends and the fascinating country, and made the 20-hour trip home. Well, not quite home. I'm back in Washington, DC for a couple weeks to finish up my fellowship. At the moment, that pretty much means logging tons of tape.
I arrived here last week, thrilled to see that the bitter cold of February in Washington has been replaced by a city beautifully in springtime bloom, with fruit trees and dogwoods blossoming, and tulips and daffodils lining the streets. On the flip side, I'm in a sticker shock so extreme that my addiction to Starbucks chai tea might finally be broken.
The streets of DC are paved and clean, cars and busses and subways purr along efficiently, and people clad in business suits scurry along the wide, smooth sidwalks. It's comfortable, but I miss the vibrancy and raw life of Ghana. I met such a wonderful group of Ghanaians and foreigners, and I'm missing them already -- from my hosts Madame Cobbinah and Jerry & Catherine, Mahmoud, Jerome, Janet, to my cabana boys, Prince, Nat and Freeborn, my driver, Eric, my cameraman, Rahim, my journalist friends Kwasi, Colleen, Drake, Jaime, Bonnie, and Ato, and finally my many newfound friends in Buduburam, from Cephas to Samson to Miata and Miss Alice and Mr. Bah.
Ah well, more adventures lie ahead, hopefully ... and more West African days, inshallah.
Posted by Cathryn Poff at April 19, 2005 12:57 AM
Comments
Welcome Home! Loved your reports and can't wait to see the pictures---
Posted by: Mom at April 21, 2005 6:27 AM
hi Cathryn - welcome back to the states & good luck with the transition back & the editing!! I loved reading your entries in the blog & can't wait to see some pictures! hope to see you this way soon and take a paddle in the bay..best, LA
Posted by: lauranne at April 22, 2005 9:38 PM
What an awesome experience! I enjoyed living vicariously through you for a couple of months. I'd love to see your finished piece. Get in touch when you come up for air.
Catherine
Posted by: Catherine J at April 23, 2005 8:45 PM
Cathy,
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures. Each entry has been an awesome read. Hope the last two weeks in DC go well, and if I don't see you before you leave, great trip home!
Please post some pics or vid if you can.
H
Posted by: Huyen T D at April 26, 2005 7:38 AM
Hey Cathryn, this was my first experience with a blog... it was awesome! Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Posted by: Courtney at May 5, 2005 7:16 PM