A TRIP WHERE YOU DISCOVERED SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF OR A PLACE YOU VISITED THAT YOU WEREN’T AWARE OF

Growing up, I often felt lost and a little out of place. I had lived in Accra my whole life and to tell the truth, there wasn’t a single place in the city I hadn’t been to. I knew every nook and cranny of the capital and even though I got lost occasionally, I always found my way back home. I just love adventure and for some reason I loved the country side. I loved to see the mountains, the trees and the breathtaking scenery of the numerous sites in Ghana I had visited. Still, there was a part of me that was felt incomplete.   

The Wednesday evening before our Easter breaks from school however, I heard the news that would eventually not only change my life, but also fill the void I had felt in my life for so long. My mum announced that we would be going to my hometown for the Easter interestingly I had never been there. At first, I didn’t know whether to be excited or sad; one hand, I would miss spending Easter with my friends here in Accra which I had been looking forward to made me sad, but thrill of visiting a new place and meeting new people got me excited. The hours that followed were thus filled with anxiety and anticipation.

When the day finally arrived, I called a couple of friends and said good bye. I had packed my stuff the day before so I quite ready to go. The rest of the family also seemed really enthusiastic too. My little brothers had made so much noise about the trip, they kept mentioning the name of our hometown in so many different ways, it almost felt like they had been there before. 

We boarded the bus at the station and set off to VE-DEME. The name was virtually engraved in my mind not only because of how much noise my little brothers had made about it, but also because of how interesting it sounded. For some reason I knew I’d never forget it. The journey was long and pretty tiring. 

I occupied myself with browsing on my phone and enjoying the beautiful scenery that decorated the side of the road. We stopped by a few places just to get some food and water. I took to the opportunity to stretch since my body had gotten stiff. 

TO BE CONTINUED.....