Sandra and Williet

Sandra and Williet are two of my very good friends here.

Williet- Is twelve years old and is the youngest in her family. She has twin brothers: Enoch and Enos, a brother who is living in Accra (along with Enos), and a brother living in the USA. Her mom owns a fabric store with beautiful Ghanain fabrics and her dad is an architect.
I met Williet on our first day of church in Ghana. She came right up to me and asked how old I was, where I was from and where we are living in Ghana. Then we both went to the youth camp for our church together. She is a very happy and lively girl who loves, loves, loves candy or anything sweet. She likes to dance and sing, she also likes mermaids, banku (a fermented corn paste) and okro (okra) stew. She loves having new fashionable clothes made. She also told me that when she finishes high school she would like to travel to the USA to attend BYU. When she finishes college she plans to go on a church mission and when she gets back start a family. If possible she would like to be an astronaut but she enjoys taking care of people so a doctor or nurse would be more possible as a career. She said that she hopes to see me at BYU and if not to meet up with me another time "if God permits". I will miss her a lot when I leave.

Sandra- Is twelve years old. She is an only child, which for Ghana is quite unusual. Her mom has a shop near a large market called Kotokuraba. I don't know excactly what her dad does but I know that he works at the Accra, Ghana Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint Temple a few times a week.
I met Sandra at my (old) school's orientation day. Then we ended up in the same class, so we got to know each other better and better. Sadly we attended church at different buildings, but at school we  talked a lot during break and when the teachers weren't in the class. The first time I had Sandra over to my home Williet came with her, we made an apple pie and that was unusual to them.
Sandra loves to sing, read and spend time with her family. She has an amazing voice and hopes to become a professional singer in the future. She likes banku and okro stew, and fried octopus. She dosen't  care what she looks like from the the outside but she cares about how she is on the inside. She doesn't like candy quite as much as Williet but she has a little bit of a sweet tooth. Sandra hopes that she can go to BYU, go on a church mission and start a family. She said that I should go to BYU for a least a year so I could, possibly, see her. She also said that I should come back to Ghana to visit her. Coming back to Ghana has been on my bucket list ever since I got here. She is an amazing friend and I will miss her a lot when my family leaves Ghana.

Me and Sandra

Me and Williet dancing the Bobobo, a traditional Ghanian dance

Sandra singing

Me, Sandra and Williet. We made an apple, cinnamon pie.

 We got the recipe from a magazine that my friend Yasmeen sent. Thanks Yasi!