First...could someone please teach me the metric system. Ok...I learned it in school but why remember it when no one uses it in the US. But almost everywhere else in the world uses the Metric System. It is so frustrating to try and remember how to convert measurements. 

Other than that...things are going really well here. I have always hated fundraising. But here...I am either good at it or I just had good luck. I now raised enough money to put on an HIV Anti-stigma Kid's Fair at the end of July. On Friday I met with a guy and he asked how much we needed. I told him we had all but 1500 and he said, "ok, you can take 1500 from us. I was so excited. Now I'm really busy planning this event. We have 500 kids come and invite the media and representatives from AIDS organizations in Ghana. I have a lot of work to do but I am excited for it.

I will start visiting the orphans Wednesday so I'll have an update on that soon. I'm also doing quite a bit of micro-enterprise advisement with the Almond Tree (the group of people living with HIV). They are having a bit of difficulty with their products so I am helping them come up with new ideas to expand their businesses. This is really difficult when resources are limited. I'm learning to help them come up with their own ideas and empower themselves to work hard. It's definitely a good learning experience.

So there is a short update. A lot of you knew I have been sick but I am feeling much better. My antibiotic cost me $1.80.