You know where sounds like a fabulous place to go on vacation? GHANA!

Wonder Boy and I have made plans to visit there in the not distant future and I’m thrilled. As soon as the tickets were bought I started experiencing those familiar butterflies I get whenever a new trip looms. It’s the unknown that get me revved up. The idea of being a foreigner. Of eating new foods. Of seeing ELEPHANTS. (Of course, I thought I would see those in Asia and that fell through so I’m trying to keep my expectations in check about the elephants. But if I see them., you’ll hear all about it.)

Ghana is going to be an interesting destination for us. It will be my second time in Africa but promise to be a little more positive than my first visit, which was right after 9/11 and where people were not all Yeah America! It will be Wonder Boy’s first time to Africa so now he’ll be caught up with me for number of continents. While there we will get to learn about America’s history with slavery, since many slaves came from Ghana. We’ll be along the coast so we can enjoy beaches. And due to religions there, we vegetarians will be hooked up.

So excited!

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