Can't sleep, too excited. Ghana be tired tomorrow:-(

It is 0140 right now and I am having a hard time falling asleep.  The excitement throughout the ship is a little too much for me to handle.  I have my alarm set for 0630 so I can be up and eating breakfast outside for our arrival in Africa.... what song am I waking up to you ask?  Clearly Waka Waka by Shakira...on repeat. Listen to it, great Africa jam.
To anybody who has not seen the movie Blood Diamond, watch it. Its on the movie channel right now.  They pick great movies to play on this channel because they are always relevant to the cultures we will be experiencing next. Blood Diamond is about the war created by rebels over diamonds which happens in the region of Africa which I will be visiting.  Extremely interesting that these things actually happen.  Plus Leo D as the main character? Game over.

Oh... Something else I forgot to write about before.  There is this program called One World Futbol (google to find the website and more about it) which sells this really cool indestructible soccer ball.  It never needs to be refilled with air because it has a special system which re-inflates itself even when run over with a car. Anyway this company has a promotion similar to Tom's shoes in which when you buy one futbol, one is donated to children who are unable to afford one.  I always hear about programs which benefit children in Africa or other places if I buy something, but always wondered where the items or money actually go, and who has the job to give it to the people.  The cool thing is that come tomorrow... it will be my job.  Semester at Sea has been in contact with this One World Futbol program, and they gave us about 40 of their balls to be donated to be passed out around the world on our voyage.  Tomorrow 4 of us who were designated, will get to go into this town called Winneba of 40,000 people, and pass out a brand new indestructible ball to a group of children we see playing.  It should be pretty special and I will be sure to document the process.  Generous companies like this make a world of a difference in childrens lives, and to be a part of it is so exciting.