O'Brunei!

O'Brunei!

the Ghanain equivalent of 'farang' or 'gringo', meaning white person, sometimes it is all you hear when people are shouting at you. It's not derogatory, more the announcement of a fact.

Still in Accra, a city full of noise. Taxi drivers communicate by blowing their horns to clear people out of their way. Pictured are 'tro-tros', pretty much any kind of vehicle that you can cram a lot of people into, a great (and cheap) way to get around. Most are old vans with various seating configurations, driven by a fearless driver racing through traffic as the 'mate' hangs out the window / door announcing the next stop.

Plans changed, I will now be hanging out for another week. Lots of markets to explore, always an interesting and great way to converse with locals and practice my 'twi'. "Wo ho te sen?" (How are you) "Me ho ye, na hon te swe" (I'm fine, how are you). I only know a bit more, enough for a basic repetitive conversation, but people get so excited.

Hope everyone is well, I'll keep in touch. Oh, and I have a favor to ask of everyone. Next time you're taking a shower, brushing your teeth or simply doing the dishes, think about how fortunate we are to be able to turn on the tap and have a clean, reliable source or water. I say this because we are now on day 3 of no water, and even the city well close by is dry now. This morning someone from the house had to take a taxi to the next district to fill a green garbage bin and several 5 gallon containers, paying both for the cab ride and for the water (A luxury most people in this town cannot afford). Conserving that water is a priority (last night I washed myself with a faceclothe, a bar of soap, and about two cups of water), as we still have several weeks before the dry season is over....

Food for though, but I know I'll think long and hard next time I can drink out of a tap....

Internet is too slow, I'll upload pics later.