So much to do, so little blogging

And I'm sorry about that! I'm just having the time of my life here in Ghana.
Right now, the gang is in Ho, Ghana. We're staying at a rather nice hotel, so we can see the sights that are worth seeing within a 3 hour radius. Our first day here, we visited New Seed International Orphanage. We were only there for an hour, but I'm a new girl. Each child there has been affected by HIV AIDS, whether their parents died from AIDS or they have AIDS themselves. Out of all 68 children, 22 of them had AIDS. The part that brought me to happy tears was the fact that you would have no idea any of them were affected. They were all so happy and playful.
I made a little friend at New Seed, her name is Daniella. She held my hand the whole time we were there. We played for an hour straight, no joke. When it was time to leave, all of us from GLA were brought to tears. We just wanted to play and snuggle forever!
When I get back to the US, I'm bringing New Seed to my school to fundraise. These children are amazing and deserve a chance. The compound they live in has as much potential as the children do.

We went to a monkey sanctuary yesterday and fed monkies. It was a crazy experience.
After the sanctuary, we headed 2 hours east on the coast to hike to Wli Falls. I had a strange flashback to 2nd grade when my biggest dream was to hike through a rainforest. Dream: accomplished. The waterfall itself was a sight for sore eyes. It's unreal how tall and beautiful the waterfall is. I didn't get in, but the other teenagers said it was amazing!
After, we all went souvenier shopping at the bottom of the mountain. Everywhere, not just at Wli Falls, theres a wood carving booth. There always seems to be some weird body part carvings at each of these booths...

So far, I choose Ghana over America. The peacefulness and kindness Ghanaians show is overhwhelmingly beautiful! It's so weird to think I've been here for a week. But it's also weird to think that I have 2 weeks left!

Who knows when I'll write again, but keep checking!
Miss all of you!
Akos Lena

P.s. I was named Akos because it means I was born on a Sunday. We all got names.
Everyone in Ghana is named according to when they were born. A good example is a girl named Market, but in Ewe. She was born on the way to the market. FaFa, meaning peace in Ewe, was born at the end of a war. Someone asked me what Lena meant, and I have never felt so lame.