About Sophia Chambers and Nathan Bowles

We are home now. Welcomed back by the English rain !
It definitely feels strange, I think it’s going to take a few days to get used to. The weather will anyway, I already feel cold ! Even though it rained a few times out there, it was still very hot.
As I said in the last blog, there’s mixed emotions about being back. We are both glad to be back and were both ready to come home but it was sad to leave. The friends we made in the village and the people we met really made the trip. The Ghanaian [...]

Just a quick post while I’m at the airport.
Our time in Ghana has come to an end now.
I think we’ve both got mixed emotions about leaving. At the same time I’m gutted to be leaving but also looking forward to going home and seeing my crazy dog ! The goodbyes this morning were quite sad – we’ve made some amazing friends here that we will never forget.
It’s definitely been a life changing experience and one that i think will be hard to beat. So much has happened in the space of a month. As there hasn’t been that much time [...]

Hiya everyone.
We’ve been here two weeks now -can’t believe it, it’s gone so quick ! Just under two weeks left then we’ll be back in England. Quite settled now & more used to the surroundings and the way things are done here. Still having an amazing time. When I stop and think that I’m in Africa its still hard to get my head around. The last few days though I’ve been dying for a big fat cheeseburger ! There’s only so much rice a man can take !
Anyway, Just thought I’d better give you all a quick update of what’s [...]

The last week has been manic – sorry for the delay in writing!
We arrived safely in Accra on July 1st, although our flight was delayed. We spent the first night in a Guest House there as the journey would be too long to our village near Ho. People gathered round us as we came out from the airport – the air smelt different – hundreds of people everywhere – us, the only whites!! It was a huge culture shock. And we were exhausted.
We spent a long day travelling to meet our “host”, Bismark (he co-ordinates BRIDGE – the organisation that [...]

This time tomorrow we will be in Ghana!
Its been a crazy last few days trying to get everything sorted & last minute packing. Our Malaria tablets didn’t turn up so we’ve run around to get some more today – the day before we fly ! To say the least the last few days have been testing ! But everything’s done now & it’s just a case of getting out there and enjoying the next month.
We’re gonna try & keep this updated as much as poss – providing we have the electric – power cuts are very common where we are.
The [...]