We have now been in Ghana for a short period of time. Living in a developing country after living in the States is a whole new world. Not being able to access the things you want when you want them, can make you want to scream. Sometimes there is a strong urge just to get on Amazon.com and order something. But, then you remember Amazon doesn’t deliver to Ghana or many other African countries for that matter.
Additionally, we were not prepared to eat the same food with the same flavor profile every day. Eating spicy, tomato-based food all the time gets old rather quickly.
“I won’t lie: There are times where we just want Chick-fil-A (with the Chick-fil-A sauce…mmmmmm!) or Chipotle. We do occasionally miss the convenience of things like that.”
Nevertheless, our new environment is a very rewarding one. We spend our day doing the things we desire. If we want to lay around and play “UNO” all day with our son, that’s what we do. We’ve come to appreciate not having to punch a time clock or be on anyone’s time. We are creating a community here in Ghana which treats us as family.
They are teaching us everything from how to make it out of the bustling food marke without being ripped off or spending all our money, to surviving the long, sweaty, and packed ride on the “trotro” public transportation. Aside from trying to figure out what to eat every day, we are in the process of searching for land to purchase and hopefully we’ll begin building our home here soon.
By far, the move to Ghana has been most beneficial to our son. He’s becoming less concerned with digital distractions and discovering how to be content with just a soccer ball and a goal.
Repatriation is turning out to be the best move we could have made for our family and we are looking forward to all Ghana has to offer.
You can read more about Myra and her family’s adventures in Ghana on her blog therepatdiaries.com
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