This weekend was super fun. I went to Kokrobite beach with 5 of my Canadian friends and bunch of my Ghanaian friends. The swimming was awesome, because the waves are super fun. But it was pretty freaky, because when we first arrived there were SO many Ghanaians all in the water and pretty soon after, all these people were being carried out of the water semi-conscious. It was unrelated incidents, but basically it was just that most of the Ghanaians there did not know how to swim and got dragged out by the strong current. Everyone seem to recover except one girl was carried off the beach unconscious and I'm pretty sure, not breathing. It was pretty disturbing. It's the only time in my life where I've actually seen a need for lifeguards. That just doesn't happen at home, because we do have a lifeguard system and most people are taught to swim. So it was crazy.
Other than that though, it was a lovely day at the beach. I spent the night dancing to live reggae music (learned from traditional african dance moves from my friend, which was awesome). Tomorrow I'll move into my new apartment with my current roommate and our other friend. We somehow managed to get a ridiculously nice apartment. It's in a guest house and it has air conditioning and wireless. Is that what you were expecting for me when I left to Africa? Anyways, I'm excited and it will be very nice, but surely drastically different than what my living situation will be in a few months when I move to do my placement. I'm sad to leave my homestay, but excited to explore a new area and not have a curfew!
It seems to be getting drastically hotter everyday. Sweating is basically my job. It's hard not to dream about how nice it would be to feel a cool Vermont breeze and be able to wear a sweater and jeans! But, who could really be justified in complaining about 12 solid months of sunshine? (Including the sunshine in vermont on either end of this trip). Longest summer of my life.
I suppose I'll end this rambling entry with a funny quote from the girl that works/lives in our house. We were talking about Barack Obama and she said "oh he will win, he will win. And they will paint the whitehouse black!" I thought it was brilliant suggestion, paint the whitehouse black. So that was pretty hilarious... If the whole world was voting we really wouldn't even need to vote. There would be no contest. I'm sad to miss the debates and everything, and all the craziness of the economy, but maybe it's only because I'm so far away. Distance makes the heart grow fonder... even when it comes to news and politics I guess.
Oh no, one more thing. I discovered another dish here that I love. Groundnut soup with these mashed up rice balls. Sounds gross, but it's amazing. Groundnuts are peanuts. I had it last night and it was delicious! I'll try to bring home some recipes.
Posted by lib at October 5, 2008 07:07 PM