A day shy of one week before I depart for my exchange year in Ghana I received my HOST FAMILY!
Mr. Ennin, Mahmoud (Father)
Mrs. Ennin, Halimah (Mother)
Ms. Ennin, Hagar (Sister)
Ms. Ennin, Hajia Ruqqia (Sister)
Mr. Ennin Jnr., Mahmoud (Brother)
Mr. Ibrahim, Hakeem (Brother)
Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Occupation: Businesswoman
No pets
Unspecified religion
"Student will not share a room."
This was all I was given about my host family, plus an email/address/phone number to contact them. Is it weird that I love them so much already even though I've never met them?
I've spoken to one of my host brothers and apparently there is a family member I have that wasn't mentioned in the email because he specifically said "there are 4 younger than you" he also told me that he and my other brother are both in their 20s which was surprising because the email said otherwise...
Ghanaian families are a little hard to understand at times, my mom might also be my sister who is also my auntie or my father might be my brother but also my uncle. I'll explain more about this in another post once I am able to understand it myself.
My HOST SCHOOL
T.I. Amass http://realamass.org/
It's a co-ed school, I'm not sure how far it is away from my house. Like all schools in Ghana, I will wear a uniform (It's not that bad looking actually). It's one of the top 10 schools in the Ashanti region. I'm really excited to go here!
Most schools in Ghana are boarding schools, where the students will live at the school, but I get to stay with my family and walk/catch a trotro there and back every day.
Thanks for reading!
Mr. Ennin, Mahmoud (Father)
Mrs. Ennin, Halimah (Mother)
Ms. Ennin, Hagar (Sister)
Ms. Ennin, Hajia Ruqqia (Sister)
Mr. Ennin Jnr., Mahmoud (Brother)
Mr. Ibrahim, Hakeem (Brother)
Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Occupation: Businesswoman
No pets
Unspecified religion
"Student will not share a room."
This was all I was given about my host family, plus an email/address/phone number to contact them. Is it weird that I love them so much already even though I've never met them?
I've spoken to one of my host brothers and apparently there is a family member I have that wasn't mentioned in the email because he specifically said "there are 4 younger than you" he also told me that he and my other brother are both in their 20s which was surprising because the email said otherwise...
Ghanaian families are a little hard to understand at times, my mom might also be my sister who is also my auntie or my father might be my brother but also my uncle. I'll explain more about this in another post once I am able to understand it myself.
My HOST SCHOOL
T.I. Amass http://realamass.org/
It's a co-ed school, I'm not sure how far it is away from my house. Like all schools in Ghana, I will wear a uniform (It's not that bad looking actually). It's one of the top 10 schools in the Ashanti region. I'm really excited to go here!
Most schools in Ghana are boarding schools, where the students will live at the school, but I get to stay with my family and walk/catch a trotro there and back every day.
Thanks for reading!