Hotel Byblos 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’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.

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 ...

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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’t be jealous) like I was at home.
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.


I got there around noon or so ...

... and no one touched it through the entire meal and it would be cleared without him eating any, if he so chose. but he had to stay in the dining area and usually sat down somewhere other than the table.

so, i have started reading about the differences in the ethnic groups in sociology. I havent read about family but i know it will be coming. And on the topic of ghanaian society--i met and talked to a girl in my biopsych class tonight. So far, the only ...

... little kids and older women were waving at us like we were Barack Obama. Different, but funny.

One of the first places they took us was to the Accra Cultural Center. By cultural center they meant a big market full of people selling art, instruments and clothing. Most of these people were Rasta’s which apparently is some form of religion who I am sure believes in a higher power but also believes in the Ganja. Ganja is African for weed. Apparently Ghana takes drugs very ...

... drummers and one of the dancers, and I think I mentioned it to Adom during one of my lessons, because the first thing he did after greeting me was point to the dancer. So I walked over to him and greeted him, told him that I remembered him from the last performance. A little bit later, Adom asked me if I said "hi" to my husband, lol. Enough with the husbands! Anyway, we took a tiny break, and then we played for individual dancers. We would get (sometimes drag) a dancer into the circle and ...

... so I’ve bee having lessons every day. It was his birthday on Thursday, so I made his favorite, wache (rice and beans) for him. I’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’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 ...