Penta Hotel Accra

... soccer or in Ghana (and most of the rest of the world&#8217;s case) football. And basketball.<br>Today we had a soccer game.<br>It was fun. <br>Ghanaian women soccer is pretty close to high school soccer with the exception of the goalie who is definitely YMCA status. (I am talking like 5th grade-ish)<br>I am also the only white person on the team but I have been practicing for awhile now so most of them know me as Renee (or Rii-knee as they ...

... smaller pale to pour soapy water over his bandage.<br><br>that's another thing to mention here: i don't think there was any running water at the hospital today. the one sink we had wasn't working and I didn't get to check the toilets (not because i didn't want to--i had to pee really bad all day, actually...but i did 'the usual' and forgot my toilet paper at home, so i didn't take any bathroom breaks) but, part of my duties today did involve fetching several buckets of ...

... another taxi so the police wouldn&#8217;t bust our taxi driver. After a 30 minute car ride we finally arrived to our destination, that wasn&#8217;t too comforting. It was called &#8220;the station&#8221; and many locals were there getting on buses and in vans. Also there were many street venders out trying to sell everything and anything. One man came up to me with razors telling me I have to shave. Also many people who are selling ...

... the regular sausage/chicken/goat/beef kabob place started serving veggie kabobs last night to keep up! it's awesome...im in heaven food-wise right now. <br><br>Another reason for that is that my roommate is awesome and according to her friend she is a really good cook. She's been cooking rice every night here and always offers me some. I haven't had any of hers yet, because she always asks after i have already eaten, but tonight i had some rice and ...

... to be careful of what you eat because things aren't necessarily the cleanest over here. There is this disease called cholera. And this disease called typhoid. You get them from digesting human feces. Apparently there have been a few outbreaks of cholera and a few of typhoid fever in the past in accra. I. am in accra. But no. for the most part, as far as I know I ...

... rice in America. But everything is spicy. <br><br>After lunch, we napped and then we went out to dinner in Osu (the most culturally western part of Accra). We ate at a pretty American style restaurant and it was pretty slow. They brought out 2 dishes at a time and the 2 people who got food were ALWAYS done before the next 2 got theirs. This is also the place where we learned that ordering 'chips&#8217; (French fries ...

He has a smile that lights up the room! Suraj Wahab is the found** and CEO of Toyola En**gy, a company that plans to bring light to remote parts of Ghana while **adicating indoor air pollution with en**gy efficient stoves, one house-hold at a time. Th**e was no trace of shyness or discomfort about him. His 6 foot *****ian frame and pow**ful voice filled the small E+CO office as he explained to us how Toyola En**gy started up. His business model is unique in Ghana and as he ...

... s green and blue, really colorful. It&#8217;s a skirt with a top (the top was too small, so we took it to a seamstress who is a friend of Uncle&#8217;s sister, and she&#8217;s going to adjust it for me for free), and a headdress. It actually looks pretty good on me. They said they liked the green one on me better than the white. I agree with them. They still gave me both. I was so shocked that she was actually giving me the dresses. They&#8217;re not just regular clothes ...

... that night and then headed to Kumasi. This town, wh**e we stayed at the Presbyt**ian Mission, has apparently the bigg**st market in West Africa, and i can tell you it is HUGE and CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!! The market is an absolute maze, winding its way up and down hills, ov** railway tracks, t5hrough streets and buildings, and with stalls and sell**s ev**ywh**e. Sarah and I went in for a look and spent hours in th**e, mainly cos we could nev** seen to get out!! We found the hair extension and ...

... rest. Vi fick en trevlig kvall tillsammans. Dom hade bokat tva rum och det fanns en dusch som funkade, inget varmvatten men anda, det rann vatten fran den och rummet hade ac. Jag njot av bade vattnet och kylan. Imorse drog vi direkt till beachen och solade och idag har jag fatt lite farg aven om den kanske ar lite mer at det roda hallet an det bruna. Det var en harlig dag idag. Lite shopping, hamtat mitt pass hos vardorganisationen och nu internet innan hem ...