Sisters Across the Sea

<p>Sisters since 1975 Agnes and Jo met as teenagers after both decided to participate in a foreign exchange experience through AFS International. </p><p>When Jo discovered she had been matched with a family in Chiraa Ghana she knew nothing of this region of Africa save for what she could find in <em>Encyclopedia Britannica</em> and a world atlas. </p><p>Her world soon expanded: After her first time on an airplane staying in a hotel in New York and (to the horror of a true Southerner!) drinking unsweetened iced tea she said maakye to her host family five thousand miles from home. </p><p>Through a summer's worth of adventures with each other new friends young and old and navigating the differences that span cultures and locales these young women discovered a shared humanity that has spanned oceans and decades. </p><p>Abena and Akosua tell their story - interweaving the history and culture of Ghana with meeting new challenges elephants and chiefs and even Shirley Temple - demonstrating that the world is wondrous and lifelong bonds are unbreakable.</p>