So, if you've been keeping up with Jessi's blog (thespottedjessicat.blogspot.com), you know this week kind of sucked. We've been having ups and downs on all fronts, from library progress to homesickness to digestion to insect life. Here's the lowdown on all things Ghana this week:
The library comissioning is ONE WEEK AWAY and the scramble has begun! The CBO, bless their hearts, are trying to pull together a starstudded ceremony, including local municipal officials, the MP, and other dignitaries, with yours truly doing the ribbon cutting. At the prompting of the chiefs, they are also considering enstooling Jessi as a sub-chief of the village (exactly which position is still unclear) on the same day. Needless to say, it's going to be an eventful Wednesday!
Jessi, given her library experience, has spearheaded the cataloguing process - she has us assigning call numbers and Dewey Decimals and taping the edges of books. The problem is, there are some 200 books to process and we only have a week. We're hoping to establish an assembly line of willing volunteers, but we're having some trouble coordinating it. Nails are being bitten and hair is being torn, but I think we're going to survive.
The library building itself has been painted on the inside, an expense which I was reluctant to approve but which has made an amazing difference in the feel of the place. It no longer feels like a half-finished building, held together by duct tape; it seems like a really nice place, something the community has invested in and can show off to the local officials with pride. The painter very generously donated his labour for food money, God bless his heart! Our carpenters are still at it, making furniture and installing locks on the doors. Soon the building will be ready to move computers and books into. Then it will really feel complete!
Wish us the best of luck in the meantime! Only three weeks left now!
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