Diamond Palace Accra

... and as we made our way back along the beach, we were surrounded by small children, all grabbing at us and demanding money - "You give me 10,000". This is not uncommon here, but is rarely so insistent. It was at this point that we decided to head back to Accra. We had a nice night at home instead, playing cards with our host brother and his friends in the street in front of the bar - across the road from our house. It turned out to be a nice weekend, and Alix and I haven't stopped ...

... TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE!!! Then it was time for people to get their heads shaved. SOO many girls did it ! I couldn&#8217;t believe it. I opted not to because even though it would be super cool for the 5 minutes that everyone is cheering you on...I would probably have a lot of explaining to do when I got home for Christmas.<br><br>Everyone had such an amazing time in Ghana. I truly loved it. It far exceeded my expectations. They truly are the NICEST and FRIENDLIEST people I ...

... br><br>She is married (her and her husband were both students at the University of Ghana) with no children but this weekend her two 5 year old nieces were also spending the weekend with her. It was vaguely (and I mean very vague family at home don&#8217;t be jealous) like I was at home. <br>Well, maybe I should just say a home instead of home home because there was no obnoxiously meowing cat anywhere or you know, mom dad and ellen. <br><br><br>I got there around noon or so ...

... so let it be.<br><br>this made me more interested in my class for 2 reasons. one, I was really curious what the connotation would be if one says that a person belongs to the different ethnic groups of the region. I assume stephen just doesnt know anything about the ewe people, and took offense because he thought he was being insulted. I came to wonder if there is a hierarchy between the groups and whether calling some one ewe, ga, ashanti, akan, or ...

... to *****ia to play their games. (you should all be familiar with *****ia. If you are not please ref** yourself to int**esting fact numb** 13) 17) Renee has joined both the socc** and the basketball team. Oh yes. African travel. J 18) African women openly breast feed their children. (this came as a big shock. Walking down the road when all of the sudden this lady whips out that. Woah. woah.) 19) Ghanaians wake up at about 5:00 in the ...

... playing for them. They&#8217;d do a solo, then ask us for another rhythm (all the rhythms have names, and they&#8217;re all actual phrases that were translated on the talking drum). So then we&#8217;d play another rhythm, and they&#8217;d dance some more. Each dancer danced to about three different rhythms, depending on how much energy they had and how quickly they got bored. There were a lot of repeat rhythms, which was awesome for me because it helped me lock them into my long-term ...

... so I&#8217;ve bee having lessons every day. It was his birthday on Thursday, so I made his favorite, wache (rice and beans) for him. I&#8217;m hoping to learn how to make banku today. Banku is made from corn dough. You can buy the corn dough all ready to go, or you can make it yourself. I bought the dough, lol. You mix it with water and smush it with your fingers until it&#8217;s a smooth liquid, and then you ...

... that I was happy I wasn't the only white person around, lol. Foodwise, today was okay. Egg sandwiches for breakfast again. They have something here called Indiomine. It's the same thing as Ramen noodles. We had that for lunch. For dinner I ate rice with margarine. So nothing too exciting. Aunty Adiza said she wanted me to make redred tomorrow night to see if I got the recipe down J That'll be fun. She ...

... Be open to letting people affect you- it will be for the bett**. I have met the most caring, special people h**e and as an exchange student, it is important to be patient, excited, optimistic and open-minded. I used blogs as a helpful source of information before my semest** and if anyone has any questions (my apologies for not blogging consistently) feel free to e-mail me at lmiga@mail.rochest**.edu. I will be more than happy to respond to any type of questions you have!

... Jones. Driven to guest house. Mon 13/10 Blue Skies, Ghana site tour to see the various departments ...