Late as Usual

Hi Everyone!
I'm sorry for the delay with the posts. Although I"m posting these late, I had hand written some of my thoughts and impressions of Ghana but did not have a chance to get them all up before I left. So with that said, here's my two cents re Accra, Ghana, disabilities, and etc. Enjoy! I'll post pictures a little later. . .mainly cause I'm using a slow computer. . .but really cause I forgot my camera. But these types of things are expected of me, no?



Day 1 is finally over and it was looooonnnng. I felt a little bad cause I was not on the same flight with my other classmates and arrived pretty late. I missed the welcome lunch, but was able to make it to the orientation. And I have to say it was pretty painful because we were sitting outside and the air felt sooooo goood. It took so much to not just fall back and start snoring. If I stay here any longer I know for a fact that I won't get anything done. This weather is faaaantastic.

So far things are going well. We met some of the staff from NYU Ghana along with the director (who had on this really nice scarf. I was gonna steal it but thought I should at least wait a day before I go taking things) and had a chance to drive around the city. The inaugurations are coming up and people seem pretty excited about it. I thought it was funny that our first night we had dinner at an Ivorian restaurant. Which reminds me, Ghana really reminds me of Cameroon with the plantain trees, hilly streets, weather. . .but everyone speaks English here and aren't aggressive at all. But am I speaking to soon? Hmmmmm. One things for sure: the supermarkets are just as expensive. The prices are pretty wild. . .but I guess thats to be expected. Why? I don't know. Matter of fact, let me just state right now that I'm pretty clueless on a few things when it comes to Anglophone West Africa. I'm liking it so far, so we'll see how it goes. I just hope stomach issues don't arise. . .cause we all know what thats been like in the past (read previous posts and you'll understand)

Anyway, its been a looong and tiring day. Tomorrow we get to walk around and try to get to know I surroundings. I guarantee you I will get lost.

Laters!