Ghana Hostel Accra

... about 3 hours to fully prepare because we were cooking over this little charcoal stand thing.
But once it was prepared.
I do not think that I have seen anything like that before.
We didn’t have enough bowls for each kid to have their own so they had to share.
We also didn’t have utensils so they had to eat with their hands.
(just as a side note, eating with your hands in Ghana is how you are supposed to eat some foods so it really wasn’t that big ...

So, it's that time of the week again. And the Saints lost, which just tainted the weekend somewhat...

I can hardly believe that I am halfway through my stay in Ghana already. As I noted late last week, I spent most of the week at the law firm last week, but I am making up for that now by spending the whole week at the orphanage - the Ghana Bar Conference is this week, so the office isn't working. The children are wonderful as always. They are ...

... my laundry. Seriously Charity there are other people living in the hostel. But I don’t mind, the fresh dryer smell can wait until December for now it will be the grass/sewage smell of the clothes line)

7. In addition to the people selling things during lectures, anyone in general can just stroll in on a lecture.
(two good examples:
1. Drunken man that wandered into my drumming class and began dancing and singing and would not leave until the ...

... my baby dey by Samini

8. Obour by the game ft. Okyeame Quame & Richie

9. Timaya by timaya/ timaya (remix) by timaya

plus anything by akon or celine deon for some reason. I have heard the titanic them song more times than i can count. seriously, i may have heard more times in the last month than i did my entire 3rd grade year--and that is seriously saying something because rachel and i were obseessed haha

... during the day.

The only reason we have today free is because it was reserved for registration, which we opted not to do today. Apparently in Ghana it’s ok to do that. No rush—you will get the classes you need, you can come tomorrow, you can be late, etc. it’s all good. I asked Gabby-our student guide from the volta region in the east- yesterday what time we were to meet in order to register. He ...

... from the camp to release a CD of a there music. We met with the musicians to discuss the project, and take a tour of their camp. At it's peak, over 40,000 refugees lived there (there was civil war in Liberia for 15 years). Meeting musicians in this camp was proof that people can always find ways to stay positive, even in the worst conditions.
After spending most of the day at the camp, we went to Big Milly's Backyard in Kokrobite. While I wasn't crazy about ...

... later, breakfast arrived. We were served dry white toast and a two egg omelette each. Coffee was Nescafe instant served with a box of sugar cubes and two tiny cans of evaporated milk. No one tried the cold canned beans. We all left the table feeling very satisfied and we had perked up immensely.

Our guide, who was late again phoned to tell us that he would be sending us a new ...

... was just not a good day for my brain. So I went home, ate, and rested. A group from Berklee School of Music arrived today. They’re staying at Uncle’s house because there isn’t enough room at the school for all the students. They seem pretty cool. There are three girls who are sharing the room with me. I wish I had the energy to hang out with them, but I’m exhausted and I have to wake up early, so I’ll hang out with them tomorrow. 

... Abelemkpe, she said, "and you don't remember me?" I thought.....****, I've only been here for a day, did I really already forget someone? When she told me her name, it all came back to me. She was Cynthia, and she was helping the family move out of the compound the night before. She looked totally different all dressed up, and I apologized for not recognizing her. She said she was surprised to see me, and she called Gifty to ask where I was, and if it were really me that she ...

... armarna om varandra men dom ar sa klart bara vanner... Jag gick en stund pa marknade i Cape Coast och dar traffade jag tva bastanta aldre kvinnor som ville gifta bort sian soner och undrade om jag ville traffa dom. Jag avbojde och sa att jag redan var gift. Det bryr man sig inte sa mycket om har. Dom ville traffa minman och undrade var han var och sa pekade dom ut mot marknaden. -Han ar hemma. - Da maste du traffa min son blir svaret. Jag vinkade och vandrade vidare. Nu ska jag ta ...