Life goes on but the past will always be there.

Time is running. Three months have passed by since I came back from Ghana. I evaluated the voluntary service during a seminar in Berlin, I wrote reports, I collected my pictures, I finished up everything from that time. I thought. Time and life say that the time in Ghana is over, but my heart and my mind don´t accept it.

Here, back in Germany, I started to work, I moved into my own apartment. I got a new start, once more. And I really like it in Hamburg.

But Hamburg is even more temptation than only work and apartment: Many Ghanaian people live in here, there is a bunch of Afro Shops in town and this reasons in a lot of Ghanaian food to buy. Two days ago I have been to the Museum of ethnology sciences and visited an exhibition about African people in Hamburg. Many things there reminded me of the good time I had in Cape Coast. Additionally I call to Ghana like every week and I am always happy when I talk to my brothers. In these moments my heart is aching, longing for the ocean, the smells on the market, honking cars, chilling with my brothers at the shop, dancing to hiplife music, “Oburoni” shouting kids.

My life here in Hamburg is quite the opposite but nevertheless I enjoy. Life continues in an unknown way but you know the past. It made me the person I am now and I don´t regret anything. Rather I appreciate everything I did in my life and won´t forget these days. Life always brings you new challenges you have to face but every now and then you will be remembered of the past.

Talking about the past is where Luwis comes in. I met him the last days and talked with him about Ghana, his orphanage in Accra and life in general. It is a great feeling sharing experiences again and creating new plans – combining past and future.  He will go to Ghana on Monday. I really envy him! But my time will come, too. And then I will see the ocean, enjoy the smells, be annoyed by the honking cars, sit with my brothers at the shop, shake to hiplife music and shout back to the kids.

Life goes on but the past will always be there.

Hamburg harbour during sunset