Electric Lib

Meltdown

Not only did the American economy recently suffer a pretty bad meltdown, there's one occurring right here in Ghana as well! Right in my room actually, oh wait, it's me. Because the power has been out all night and all of today and therefore, my fan doesn't work. Therefore, I am melting. Well, ok that's a lie, because it just started working about an hour ago, but if I had been online an hour ago, that's what I would have said. Anyways, thanks to the quick and efficient response by the power company, the crisis has been resolved. If only the American government were that quick and efficient (without spending $700 billion).

Anyhoo, onto subjects I actually have the knowledge to discuss... I have been trying to keep up with the news at home, since clearly there's a ton going on! So, I have actually been reading the New York Times headlines I subscribed to by email a few years ago, instead of deleting them upon arrival. Although, I find myself constantly drawn to the kind of news that isn't exactly news. And on that note, I thought Dad, Martha, and Mom would really appreciate this article on the increasing visibility of tattoos in the professional world.

Now, on a completely unrelated note, here are my adventures for the weekend: On Saturday we bunch of us are going to Labodi beach to hang out, maybe in the evening, cause that's the place to be (Reggae nights happen multiple times throughout the week), although we won't be there late because we're still enjoying a our high-school flashback courtesy of the 10PM curfew... On Sunday, we'll be writing essays all day, hooray! But we'll be rewarded in the evening with red-red for dinner, yummm! Red-red is a delicious dish that is made of beans in some kind of red sauce with plantains that are fried and sometimes a little spiced. I've never had my host-mom, Becky's, red-red, so I'm very excited to try it, because she's an amazing cook! Finally, on Monday, I'm going into Accra with one of my friends to pick up our drums! Yay! So it should be a fun weekend! As long as I don't melt before it gets here... Posted by lib at September 25, 2008 02:54 PM