Apparently, there is calm right now in the city where she is, they have reopened some of the schools including the one at the orphanage so she is teaching today. She said that while the city has a lot of cleanup and repairs to do, some shops are beginning to open again. The lead muslim from Accra met with local leaders in the area yesterday to discuss peace talks and cease fires with the people. To let bygones be bygones, forgive and move on. They body of the muslim that was exhumed has been reburied on sacred ground. During the week it may be easier for police and military to control the area, especially given the 6-6 curfew in place. However, residual anger and intolerance still exists and there are concerns for over the upcoming weekend.
I tried to talk easy child into flying home this Friday but she is adamant about her being safe and wants to finish out her time there, which is until June 22nd. She said she is checked on by a local organization in the area three times a day and has at least one or two escorts to and from the orphanage/school and hotel. Once they are at the hotel, the gates are locked for the night at 6PM and they are stuck in there until the following morning. It means they will be trapped at the hotel all weekend, but she said they may be able to get over to the orphanage to at least play with the kids on Saturday or attend a soccer match on Sunday. As you can see, she is a bit naive...I doubt they will have scheduled soccer matches if there is still discord in the area. She sent me a text that she was speaking with the police and soldiers yesterday afternoon and they were really nice...until they started hitting on her and eyeing her. She just DOES NOT GET IT. She feels relatively confident that between the contacts they have at the Accra embassy and locally, they are safe for the remainder of their visit. I want to believe that as well and it's not as if I can go force her to come home!!
Her boyfriend here called me last night to see how I was, which was very sweet. easy child apparently told him that I was "freaking out" - real nice. Anyway, we talked and talked and it was a nice visit. He told me that she sounded scared to him and that he felt she was just putting on her poker face for me, lol. I take xanax at night to help me go to sleep but I am not getting any rest - does that make sense? I wake up exhausted and worried. Thank you for asking.
All that said, here is the latest news for her area:
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=241808
Have I mentioned that I just want easy child to get her hiney home????