Accra, Ghana

What did I do on the first day of Ghana? To be honest, everything was starting to blur together at this point. Now it’s nearly all melded together. On the first two days in Ghana, I walked around Accra (after taking a 45 minute bus to get there) with people. The first day was a Sunday (I think), so a lot of things were closed. We found a side street where there were some people playing soccer and dancing, so we joined them. Well, my friends joined them; I guarded backpacks and took pictures. Afterwards we found a restaurant and spent over three hours there – no joke; that was actually how long it took from the time we were seated to the time we paid and got change. The conversation kept us all entertained, so it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. After lunch, we went to a “free concert,” which turned out to be a giant church thing. It was still pretty cool though because how often do you get to see a pastor sing and moonwalk across the stage? I went to another part of town with Catherine on the second day . We met an older man named Nette who offered to walk us around and take us to a post office; he was an interesting character to say the least.

While in Ghana, I also went on a forest walk and planted trees. I had the pleasure of eating lunch at an ambassador’s house while watching a drumming/dance performance. On the last day, I went on an SAS trip to the Torgorme Village. They welcomed us and gave us all African names; mine is Abla, meaning Tuesday-born. We also watched a few performances by some of the village children, and I tell you, it seemed like everyone wanted our phone numbers and email addresses.

On the last night in port, I went out in Tema with a couple friends. All I have to say about it is this: I HAD A BLAST!  

-KW-