Niagara Plus Hotel Accra

... work” in which we receive a grade is (as far as I can tell anyway and it is about the halfway mark so a paper or whatnot should have probably been assigned by now) the final exam.
And, in all of my classes they have passed out copies of last years final exam for that class.
The lectures never ask what we think of the topic they just dictate to us what we should know (which means have ...

... a couple of us with big bowls of watered down peanut butter feeding them. Then they placed each one on a bowl and they sat on the bowl until they pooped. They all sat so patiently on the bowl. The woman said they are trained from the moment they can sit up.  It was so exhausting playing with the kids, but we all had a great time and I pray that they all can find good homes.

Day 3
Habitat for Humanity

Woke up really early and had a 3 1/2 hour bus ride to where we ...

... for anyone here - if you don't have insurance, you pay before you are treated. However, this is set to change as I hear the government has recently pledged, along with other African nations, to make healthcare free, at least for mothers and children. The emergency room at the private hospital I attended was emptier than one in Australia would ever be, and I saw the doctor within an hour - aside from arriving in an ambulance and being treated first, there is no triage system here ...

... asked for my friendship and contact details countless times by everyone from the tour operator to the baggage storage guy, to the guy on the seat next to me heading to Ghana. The lack of personal space (they all want to hold your hand), and being the only "Obruni" (white person) in my neighbourhood, and hence a source of fascination, will take some getting used to... As will the assumption that, because I am white, I should be able to afford to bring people gifts every time I go out ...

... out to the accra market and we went shopping. this was one of the most bustling markets i have been to. it was a lot like 37 station, but with stalls for shopping. The stalls were a lot like those that we saw when we went to medina to buy fabrics. While in Accra today, i bought 6 yards of fabric for 15 cedi (10 bucks) to give to jane, our seamstress at the hostel, and have her make something either for me or for a friend out of it (i cant ...

... drums. While it can indeed be chaotic and a bit stressful to deal with the vendors overall it is fun to haggle the prices with them and enjoy the shopping experience. Through my other travels I have found that ignoring the demands of vendors as you walk by their stalls is the best option. However in Ghana this is taken as very rude, and even if you do not plan on buying anything they want people to at least take a look at their items.

As I was walking ...

... really th**e.

I guess that really set the tone for the next 4-5 days, as we drove and strove against the roads to get to Abuja for the Angola embassy opening day. Aft** the bord** crossing Sarah and I hung out of the truck drying some clothes in the sunshine as we whistled along till we hit a long and bumpy dirt road that took us a full two days to get through. We passes villages on the dirt road and the people would seemingly come from ev**ywh ...

My sist** Erin came for 10 days and it was amazing. It was so good to have someone so close h**e to share these amazing exp**iences with. The first weekend h**e we visited Helekpe village wh**e we went hiking up Adaklu mountain and aft**wards ate banku. The night we spent th**e was a little rough because th**e was a fun**al going on and traditional and lat** hip hop music, was blaring outside of our windows until 6 am. Even so, It felt so nice to get out to a village ...

... of whom have become monsters.  Not to mention names but he kept some strange bedfellows!  Personally I prefer food and alcohol in my mouth, a roof over my head and spending money but then I was never one for sweeping statements and suffering.  A bit like the sovereignty issue wonderful in principle but you cannot eat or drink it really.  Needless to say I love Ghana.  I know I say this about several countries but you know me - good food, a ...

... skickat hem mig direkt utan denna info. Min vardfamilj har wc men ingen dusch sa man tvattar sig en en bucket, dvs man bar vatten till en tunna, stor hoppas jag, och haller vatten pa sig. Ar vattnet ackligt ska det hallas i tre droppar gift som jag har kopt sa blir jag inte sjuk. Undrar bara om jag kan raknas som ren efter det? Jag ska inte be familjen ata med mig for da stoppar alla i familjen sina hander i min tallrik och ater med mig. Dom anvander ...