HI!!!

HI TO EVERYONE...
I WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING, AND MUST I SAY THAT THE END OF THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED AND FULL OF SURPRISES FOR ME... I HAVE WANTED TO GO TO THE MEETINGS BUT SO MUCH HAS COME UP AND NOT ONLY THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THE FLU IS GOING AROUND AND I GOT SICK UP TIL NOW. I AM SAD TO HEAR THAT JONTONNETTE IS LEAVING OR IF NOT ALREADY LEFT =(
I AM HAPPY TO READ THAT THE PICTURES ARE COMING ALONG AND DEVELOPED!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE THEM AND REMEMBER ALL OF WHAT I SAW AND THE PICTURES I TOOK OF PLACES AND PEOPLE... I ALWAYS REMEMBER GHANA AND WHAT A NICE EXPERIENCE IT WAS...11
P.S. SORRY I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT YOU ERIK. THANKS FOR CARING!!

Feel Better Jamie!

This is just a note from me on behalf of your fellow travelers that I hope you feel better and that this unpleasant souvenir from Africa goes away soon!  Your strength will get you through this and know that there are many people thinking about you and wishing you a speedy recovery.

Erik

first exposures ghana group reunion=memories of ghana.

since we've been back from ghana, our group that went has met up three and it's felt so good to see everyone. the first time karen, jamie and vivian couldn't make it; the second time, jamie made it and the third time, vivian made it. so karen, if you're reading this, please make it to the next meeting because i miss you roomie.! plus jontonette's leaving for college soon so we've all got to get together.! anyway, getting back together has brought back all the many wonderful memories we've shared in ghana. eric started developing our film and uploading photos and too see them brought tears back to my eyes because that whole experience just touched my life in a way i'll never forget. so many of our students and friends have been calling my sister and i. i couldn't stand when they called between midnight and four in the morning at first but it's whatever because i miss them all so much. you know, it's going on a month that i've been away from ghana, and i'm still not totally adjusted. i really want to go back and i wish i could already; i'm sure a lot of us in our group feel that way. also the other day my sister discovered a song that we heard often in ghana and that just made so many memories rush back. the song is called love is wicked by brick and lace--one of fedawus' favorite songs. i remember her always singing this to us along with true love by 2face. i remember hearing this song blasting out of trotros passing. i remember this song playing out of people's houses or shops. i remember all the children singing along to it when it came on. so hearing this song quite a lot holds lots of memories--all of the music we listened to in ghana. that's one thing i miss a lot, the music. they don't sing or rap about the same things we do; their songs actually have meaning. i'm not referring to the two songs i mentioned but just in general.

now that we're back, it's basically 'full speed ahead' and no playing around with putting our show together. we have hundreds of rolls of film and thousands of digital photos to start looking at and editing down. it's gonna be quite a job, but i think we're all excited to get going on it. i'm excited to show people what we've been blessed to be able to do and share our experiences through photography. not only am i excited to show our work, but to show the student's work. i just really want to represent them right and show people that this trip was not in vain. i think we all want that; and also we aren't another group trying to send the same message of 'feed the children' or 'aids epidemic!' but we are trying to show a positive side of ghana and all the great things we had a chance to experience. because FYI, the people of ghana are very healthy--beautiful skin, nice bodies and all.! :)

so ghana youth photo project coming soon...

JANUARY 8th @ SF CAMERAWORKS.! mark your calenders, you won't wanna miss this.