Swearing In, Meeting the President

presidential fortifications

snack and beer at the President's house

meeting the president and retaking the historic photo that was taken in 1961 with Kwame Nkrumah and the first Peace Corps volunteers

President of Ghana in grey on right, U.S. Ambassador on left

press corps

walking the red carpet for our photo

President of Ghana, John Atta Mills (he was taught by a PC volunteer in 1961)

President of Ghana

chaos getting all 68 of us and our luggage to the president's event (there are actually 69, but Mark went home to the US for his sister's wedding directly after swearing in)

beach in Accra

beach in Accra

It was a national holiday, so the beach in Accra was packed!

cake at Swearing-In, mmm yum; I ate a part of the American flag's stars

Minister of Foreign Affairs (he attended my school in Savelugu before it was a school for the deaf)

partner dance

partner dance

partner dance with me in the middle

partner dance

group dance

group dance at Swearing-In

dance at Swearing-In (I'm behind the woman in the white dress)

giving the oath at Swearing-In

U.S. Ambassador to Ghana

performing in front of the Ambassador and the Minister of Foreign Affairs

art girls signing 'Heal the World' at Swearing-In (this was later broadcast on Ghanaian National Television)

Swearing-In

art girls doing the sign for 'lama' at Swearing-In

art girls at Swearing-In, doing a sorority pose

the math teacher group

waiting around before Swearing-In at the Ambassador's house

outside the ambassador's house