Well I am not quite sure when I decided to extend but as my second year came to a close it just seemed to make sense to extend for a third year. I really enjoy being in Ghana and the people here are wonderful and I was just not ready to go back to the real world so I agreed to spend a third year in Ghana.
I moved into Accra but before I did I was able to turn over my project to my wonderful counterpart Gladys. She is now running the bead production center for Global Mamas. I am so proud of what she has been able to accomplish. To think that two years ago she wanted nothing to do with management, she only wanted to count beads. Now she has the confidence to run the whole show. Gladys and the other women that I worked with are the main reason that it was too hard to leave.
While I am in Accra I am still working with Global Mamas but I am now working on more of the human resource issues and inventory systems for the store. I am working on training the store manager to view customer service as the most important thing in the store rather than folding the same thing over and over again. Some days I wonder how people can work in retail for their entire lives and then I remember that it is because I am not always perky.
I am glad that I am staying for an extra year, I can now finish some of the things that I wanted to do when I started and feel like I have some closure when I leave. I miss everyone and I am sorry that I did not get to call everyone when I was home for my Grandmother's funeral. I will be home from December 15-January 14th so I will try to call or see as many people as I can then.
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