Ghana Itinerary

Our tentative itinerary was just posted online. I AM SO EXCITED!!! Especially for the orphanage!! I hope the kids don't mind getting red Indiana University t-shirts :) Also, I can't believe we are meeting the mayor of the capital of Ghana at his home. Accra is a huge city - 1.6 million people!

Date	Activities Planned
Saturday March 10	5:12pm: Depart for Ghana
Sunday 11	1:10 pm:  Arrive Accra, check in to Fiesta Royale Kwane Mkrumah Memorial Park and Craft market
Monday 12	Meet Mayor of Accra at his residence University of Ghana visit Coca Cola Ghana
Tuesday 13	Kingsbridge Microfinance, Raphael Tyson Lunch on our own around the marketplace Cocoa Marketing Board Drive to Aburi Woodcarvers village Botanical gardens
Wednesday 14	BUV Ghana & Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam Tour  Group lunch near the dam Tafi-Atome Monkey Sanctuary Cocoa Research Institute
Thursday 15	Country-Side Orphanage visit (rural Bawjiase)  [children need school supplies, t-shirts, dictionaries, toys, food items, rice, beans] Cape Coast Slave Castle Museum and City tour
Friday 16	Cape Coast – Coconut Grove Resort Visit Elmina Slave Castle Kakum National Park bridge walk Lunch with Kwesi’s family Batik Workshop Traditional Dancing and Drumming Performance
Saturday 17	Return to Accra this morning W.E.B. Dubois centre, cultural visits, and shopping 9:55 pm: depart Accra
Sunday 18	12:48 pm: arrive in IND

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