Ok so this (the one with the bridge) picture is the canopy walk that I took at Kakum national park. basically these crazy canadians built this "bridge" between a bunch of trees. There are 7 of these bridges with platforms on each tree when you complete thye bridge. the highest points are 120 feet above the rainforest. It was actually a really cool experience. slightly frightening when you get to the middle parts... once you realized you've done three bridges and that no matter what you need to complete at least three more to get to solid ground. It's a bit scary. Let me tell you... there was more than one missing bolt on these things...

The picture of the ocean is at the Elmina castle. In a nut shell, this beautiful ocean view was the last thing thousands upon thousands of slaves saw of their home. It was surreal because this castle was so beautiful on the outside but on the inside was horrific. there were 50 of us on the tour and even we were feeling claustriphobic in some of the spaces. this fort was run by the portugeuese at one time and then the dutch. Both were equally barbaric in the treatment of these people who's only fault was that they were on the losing side of the war. Many of these people were stuck in this castle for months at a time waiting for a ship to come for a life of hardship in teh caribbean, the Americas and Europe. What was interesting was that the tour guide put blame not only on the europeans, but the victorious tribes who collected their fallen enemies and walked them to the castle to be sent abroad. It was totally a reminder of humanity's capactity for evil...

That house is a picture of the govenors house. Right outside his front door, hundreds of men stood chained, hungry and filthy, while in the back of his abode were the women. Many times he would stand on his balcony and chose a woman to take for the evening.

On a less depressing note! the cavern looking thing is actually a dried up waterfall! Since it was the dry season the waterfall wasn't running but it was beautiful anyway. I mentioned this place earlier, it's Boti falls. It was even more beautiful in person. and much larger... i wish i'd put someonein the picture to give you a better idea of how big it was.

I'm sorry there are no pictures of me. I've realized that i was always the one behind the camera. I'll work on it ; ). Ok love you guys!!!