Hotel Hansonic Accra

... when toilets are available, there is very little waste management and piles of rubbish gather everywhere, awaiting a day every now and then (not regularly) when they are gathered by someone and simply burned. In such a hot and humid country, it really is little wonder that tropical diseases thrive in the region. And yet there is now some education on the matter - TV shows highlighting waste disposal and the schools are generally very strict about the cleanliness.

It's very ...

... and nowhere looks opened and we are in AFRICA…I mean, there isn’t a local Starbucks where I can boot up my laptop for some wifi AND why would this complete stranger help us? They genuinely just want to HELP! Something we aren’t used to in America. I was thinking how you have to beg someone to roll down their car window and give you directions, but here they will literally walk you around their city to find whatever you are looking for. Chico could tell I was ...

... by Joyceline’s two nieces.
They were fascinated with me either because I was a visitor or because I was an abrouini (white) visitor.
Either way they were both holding my hands and asking me question on top of question.
Are you an abrouni?
What’s your name?
Is your mom an abrouni?
Is your dad an abrouni?
Is your sister an abrouni?
Are you sleeping here?
Where are you sleeping?
It went on and on until Joyceline came out of the kitchen ...

... for men to hold hands. It's more common to see men do that here than to see teenage girls do it back home. they hold hands just standing around, just two guys or two guys within a big group, or when walking together.

It'll be interesting to learn more about the background of society in that way. I'm really glad I'm taking this semester to blow off my major/minor and just take things that help me learn about life here. Hopefully it means i'll have a lot ...

... man’s shop receiving our first African drum lesson from about four or five Rasta’s.
It was really fun.
I learned that my rhythm is pretty pathetic but that I do have “ravishingly pretty” eyes. (this was an exact statement from Rasta man)
Apparently it is not uncommon for Ghanaian men to propose to a woman upon meeting them. Who would have known that a compliment about ones eyes would lead to a marriage proposal?
Unfortunately I failed to convince Rasta ...

... I was so happy that Razak, one of the dancers, got Uncle Sulley to dance. They gave him a couple of smocks to wear. He got up out of his chair, put the smocks on, and rocked it. The crowd loved his dancing. This all went on for about an hour (keep in mind they had already been performing for a couple of hours before I got there). Afterwards, everybody split. The kids in the village were surrounding me, touching my skin to see what white skin feels like, saying “hi” a ...

... hard.

I also learned how to make gowriefoto (gowrie mix). Gowrie is ground cassava. I’ve been making it with scrambled eggs, tomatoes, onions, and peppers. I’ll try to bring some gowrie back with me to make it for anyone who wants to try. It’s my second favorite thing to eat here (first favorite being redred, which I made yesterday). You can also make pino with the gowrie. You just ...

This is my fourth night in Ghana, Monday, May 18th. Yesterday, we all hung out for a bit. Uncle Sulley's wife, Aunty Adiza, made egg sandwiches. I had tea with evaporated milk (seems to be the thing to drink in the morning). Brother wanted to take me around the village, so we went to Medie town ("Medie" is the name of the village, "town" is the name of where all the street shops are). I bought a couple of phone cards, and we walked a lot. Alfred and Aisha (Uncle's ...

... prayers on my behalf, your thoughts and your words of encouragement during my time here in Togo.  You may not know how important all of those things are to me, but let me assure you I truly covet them all!  I also want to thank you for your financial support!  I know that I would not have been able to make this trip without God's and your help and I wanted to make sure that you know how much I ...

... Calculate required volumes - Sort papayas and mangoes Thurs 16/10 Intake - Collect and receive ...