E-Waste Clinic

May 22:
E-Waste was the site of our final clinic. To give a description of E-Waste, it is basically a scrap yard. This scrap yard covers a huge space of land, multiple acres. As you walk through, it is just like a junk yard except for the fact that there are people everywhere working. Some people come here from sunrise to sundown trying to find anything and everything they can either use or sell. At this site they also burn a lot of garbage/waste.

This clinic was by far one of the best ones. I believe part of the reason was due to the fact that the people coming were mostly men who left their work to come; meaning they had a strong desire to come if they were potentially losing money by taking time out of their day to attend. They were by far the most receptive to the information we were teaching and were extremely interested in knowing what condition they were in physically. You could tell they weren't just going through the motions to get the free stuff at the end; they actually had a desire to learn.
I definitely am going to miss the people of Ghana. They are truly inspiring. They have taught me to be more grateful for everything I have in America. They have so little in Ghana but yet are some of the happiest people I have ever met. They have taught me so many life-changing lessons that I will strive to never forget.