Friends and Family! Thank you so much for all of the support you've given me as I've prepared to study abroad in Ghana, Africa this spring. I've always wanted to go to Africa for as long as I can remember and I can't wait to get there! I'm going to be volunteering for 6 weeks with a non-profit program called Unite For Sight. A lot of people in this part of Africa have eye diseases and can't see, which results in them taking their kids out of school to work for them since they can't see. Being able to give them glasses, medication and further referring them to doctors for surgery, won't just help the person who can't see, but also their children as we will hopefully be able to help get them back in school! I've been in Provo, Utah at BYU for the past two years on my own, so I'm not worried about being on my own, but I've definitely never been alone this far away. Luckily I get to go with an awesome group of students also from BYU. My family has vacationed in some awesome places internationally, so hopefully that will help me too. I'm not too worried, but if you want to follow my blog while I'm gone, you will know really how "worried" I am! I'm going to keep an ongoing blog for the 6 weeks and I'd love to share my stories with you. Thanks again for believing in me, pushing me to go and helping me realize that I can do new and exciting things! I'm so excited to do something new in life. I can't wait to be in Africa in 5 days helping the Ghanaian people!
P.S. the best way to reach me while I'm gone is through my E-Mail (megan.r.coleman@gmail.com) or through Facebook messenger. :)
