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Here is a sample itinerary of how a Teach in Africa volunteer or intern's first week in Ghana looks like:
Working Days: Mondays to Fridays (5 days a week) Working Hours: 8 am to 4 pm (8 hours per day)
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Sunday:
8:00 pm: Arrival in Accra. Volunteers or interns picked up by the HWI staff at the airport and taken to their lodging house.
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Monday:
7:00 am: Breakfast served at lodging 8:00 am: Orientation with HWI leaders, discussion of goals and visions for the trip. 9:00 am: Volunteer or intern taken to the school to meet with the management, members of staff and get tours of the school. 2:30 pm: Return to lodging and lunch served, followed by down-time in the afternoon. 5:30 pm: Dinner 7:00 pm: Night time activity. You can tour surrounding area, visit a pub to have a drink or go listen and dance to live music. There are a lot of activities that you can engage in.
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Tuesday-Thursday:
7:00 am: Breakfast served at lodging 7:30 am: Leave for the school using public transportation. 8:00 am: Work begins. 1 pm: Lunch time. 1.30 pm: Return to work 4 pm: Closing time 5:30 pm: Dinner and socialization with other volunteers and interns. 7:00 pm: Night time activity. You can tour surrounding area, visit a pub to have a drink or go listen and dance to live music. There are a lot of activities that you can engage in.
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Friday:
7:00 am: Breakfast served at lodging 7:30 am: Leave for the school using public transportation. 8:00 am: Work begins. 1 pm: Lunch time. 1.30 pm: Return to work 4 pm: Closing time 5:30 pm: Dinner and socialization with other volunteers and interns. 7:00 pm: Night time activity. You can tour surrounding area, visit a pub to have a drink or go listen and dance to live music. There are a lot of activities that you can engage in.
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Saturday:
5:00 am: Leave in van with HWI volunteers and interns for a day of sightseeing. 9:00 am: Arrive at Kakum National Park 9:30 am: Tour and Canopy Walk at Park 12:00 am: Lunch time. 1:00 pm: Arrive at Hans Cottage for Crocodile Viewing 1:45 pm: Arrive at Cape Coast and Tour of Cape Coast Castle. 3:00 pm: Exploration of Cape Coast Beaches and Fishing Towns. 4:30 pm: Depart from Cape Coast 7:30 pm: Arrive at lodging, followed by dinner.
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Sunday:
7:00 am: Breakfast Served, followed by downtime. 1:00 pm: Lunch served, followed by shopping in Accra or any other activity you would like to engage in. 5:30 pm: Dinner served 7:00 pm: Night time activity
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