{"id":13,"date":"2011-02-10T15:02:26","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/asdiswagner\/?p=13"},"modified":"2015-06-05T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T15:08:28","slug":"zaminga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/asdiswagner\/2011\/02\/10\/zaminga\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaminga"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mamprusi-king\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wow, it feels like we have done and seen so many things already that it is unbelievable that we have only been here for two days!\u00a0Sheila and I arrived safe and sound in Accra yesterday morning and after a quick nap we decided to go out and explore the city. We walked around Osu which is a busy shopping street and practiced our bargaining skills. They had a lot of nice things to offer and I, of course, couldn\u2019t resist the temptation so I bought a few things that I liked. I also tried my first coconut and coconut juice which was interesting\u2026 really sweet and almost salty at the same time which was kinda strange.<\/p>\n

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We flew to Tamale early this morning and then drove the two and a half hours to Nalerigu. A little bit of a bumpy ride as we navigated between potholes on the dirt road. Nalerigu is a town of about 10,000 and pretty rural. We wanted to explore it a little so we decided to take a walk around the BMC and the town. Pretty quickly some cute little girls ran up to us and wanted us to take pictures of them. They were obviously used to having volunteers around. They called us Zaminga which is the mampruli word for\u00a0white person.<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow\u00a0I start working in the hospital. Sounds like they stay pretty busy as work days have been lasting from about 7:30\u00a0am to 11pm.\u00a0I am very excited yet a little\u00a0nervous\u00a0at the same time. I was introduced to many of the MAs and nurses today on our tour today but it\u2019s a lot of new names, faces and customs to absorb\u00a0so it will probably take me a few days to adjust.<\/p>\n

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The food has been good so far\u00a0and I haven\u2019t been bit by mosquitoes yet so I\u00a0am pretty happy with everything so far.\u00a0Everyone has been very nice and helpful and people here are pretty friendly in general.\u00a0I have taken a lot of pictures already and I will try to upload them soon. I will definitely take some more tonight as we are going to a festival that is being held to honor the chief of the region.\u00a0\u00a0Well, I think that will be it for\u00a0now\u2026\u00a0Big\u00a0HI to everyone at home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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