Life Updates!

I haven't blogged in a while, so in an attempt to procrastinate from doing my geography homework, I have decided to update my blog.

Life has been pretty low-key this week, just hanging around Accra, going to classes and such. On Friday I went to a neighborhood called Osu, which is a huge obruni hot-spot. But, that also means that people sell a lot of cool stuff. I bought my self a Ghana flag, and I went to this awesome store called Global Mama's. It's a fair trade store that sells stuff mainly made by Africa women. I bought a Ghanaian cookbook (so I can cook you all my favorite foods when I get home!), some jewelery, and some other trinkets that I can give as gifts. Friday night I went out to a place called the Purple Pub, which is just a really chill outdoor bar near Osu. Most of the bars in Accra are outside, which is awesome, except for the few occasions that it rains. Ghana doesn't have rainy days like we do in the states- just super intense storms and only last for a little bit. The thunder here is louder than I have ever heard in my life- and the lightning is amazing.

Anyways, a bunch of CIEE people showed up at Purple Pub and it ended up being a really good time! Towards the end of the night, however, I saw a man get hit by a car. As the man was lying in the road, the taxi that hit him just backed up and drove away. That was really horrifying to watch. I was aware that hit-and-runs happen all the time here, but I never expected to see one. I was going to go help the man, but I realized I would have no idea what to do- and then some Ghanaians came to help him, and I figured they would know what to do.

Saturday was a pretty exhausting day. Me and the other intern at my orphanage, Sarah, decided to take the kids to play soccer at the University. We show up, and there are 32 kids (most of whom I have never seen) waiting to play soccer. So, we go get a tro-tro and stuff all of them into just one. Let me tell you, that tro was PACKED, with three kids stacked into one seat. Thankfully, the tro made it there safely and the kids had a pretty good time! Then, Saturday night we had a Purim party (because my roommates are Jewish). On Purim you are supposed to wear costumes, so I broke out my lifeguard bathing suit. It was actually a really fun party with a lot of friends.

Sunday was CIEE olympics at Bojo Beach, so they bused us out there and we had some competition. It was nice spending a day on the beach, and my tan is definitely coming along nicely. I am actually wondering if I will hit a point where I will stop tanning, because I am pretty much will have been in summer weather from January-August.

This weekend I was going to travel with some people to Togo and Benin, but its independence day in Ghana on Saturday, and I think that is something that I do not want to miss!

Okay, I suppose it is time for me to get my homework done. Ghana has made me (and everyone on our program, I think) a serious slacker. There is really very little initiative to put much effort in to school. Also, some of the professors are pretty disrespectful, which has been very frustrating. Peace out!