Jonas one of our weltwärts volunteers is reporting about his first day in Ghana.

Jonas, only 19 years old, died during his service in Ghana and left a big heritage. He is always on our minds and in our hearts. Therefore we would like to dedicate this online blog to Jonas. May his soul rest in perfect peace!

4 September 2018
Today was my first day in Ghana, even if at the moment it does not quite feel that way. Less than 24 hours ago, I was still sitting on the plane. We were given a warm welcome at the airport in Ghana.

Driving to my placement in Tuba, we travelled across Accra, a truly multi-faceted city. Tuba itself is neither completely urban nor completely rural. I was woken up by drumming and the voices of students, who - right in front of my window - were singing the national anthem together, as they do every morning. While I started to hesitantly explore the school grounds and buildings, I was still feeling very insecure and foreign.

In the morning, we visited the crèche, which is also part of the organisation. It was obvious that the children greatly enjoyed meeting the new volunteers and for the whole time we were spending there, you had at least three children around you or climbing on to you.

Back at the school, I then met my future students the first time. The students there are a bit more distant but just as interested. During the course of the day you ended up talking to more and more people and the surroundings started to feel familiar. Within a few hours, my feeling had changed from being foreign and insecure to almost feeling at home a bit. Tomorrow we are going to have a closer look at the surrounding area – I’m curious!

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