So last weekend we had our Eastern Region VAC (volunteer advisory committee) meeting at my house and while it was nice to see everyone, I don't think I will ever host it at my place again.
We have at least 15 new volunteers in my region and it was great to start to get to know everyone but my house is located in a nice, quiet neighborhood was the wrong place to have the meeting. I feel so bad for my neighbors. I think that Saturday could have been a commercial for "Hear come the noisy Americans" I felt like it was a frat house I was staying in rather than my nice quiet house.
It is amazing that when most volunteers come to Ghana we comment about how loud it is, between the loud radios, church services, goats, chickens and children running around at all hours. Then when they are given the opportunity to stay at a nice quiet location they turn into the exact same thing that they complain about.
When I talked to my neighbors this morning the first question he asked was "are they new volunteers, because your other friends that come to see you are so much quieter." Maybe the longer that we are in country we learn how to use our inside voices and to respect our neighbors. I just know that as much as I like spending time with the other volunteers I would not subject my neighbors to the loud conversations again.
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