Galavanting in Ghana: Pictures are Fun Too :)

Laundry! There's a laundry room on every floor and an area in the courtyard next to the clotheslines as well. Wash everything in soap/detergent (using a bar of soap for trouble spots), rinse once, rinse again, wring, and hang. Not even kidding, the water gets gross. It's even worse with darks and jeans bleed like crazy.

Food! Kind of important.

[The peanut butter (or groundnut paste, as it's called on the street) didn't even last a week. so. good.]

[Auntie Theresa (left) invited us to dinner Saturday: spaghetti, meat sauce with spicy sausage, chicken, garlic bread, salad (yay raw veggies!), and potato salad. I gorged.]

[her patio and ISEP]

[and just when we thought we couldn't eat any more...there was cake and fanice (Ghanaian ice cream)]

[avocado and tomato sandwiches. idea stolen from Amber]

[rice, lentils, tomatos, and carrots. supposed to be dinner last night, but I wasn't hungry so yay for an easy breakfast!]

[gogbe, peanuts, bread, bananas, and water]

[the bread that I bought last night was spotty this morning, so I pulled off the crust. naked bread is fun.]

[lunch the other day: gogbe, oranges, and bread]

[egg sandwiches made by Auntie Marie and her family are literally the best thing ever. egg, cheese, sausage.]

[generally what the cooking area looks like. hot plates are exciting. Honestly, who need appliances?]

[all of the stalls, taxis, and tro-tros have either something religious as their name...or whatever you call this]

The theater and drama departments at UG put on the play "Snakes and/or Ladders" at the National Theater. Though I didn't understand everything all the time, it was easy to see that they were an incredibly talented group.

[bring me a little water...bring me a little water now, bring me a little water...every little once and a while]

After the play, a bunch of us went to Nima, a small neighborhood in Accra, to see traditional dancing and drumming. Later during the performances, we learned that this was part of the pre-funeral celebrations. There was going to be dancing throughout the night and the funeral and services were Saturday and Sunday. We left at 1am and some of the dancers were the same ones who'd been going when we got there ~10. cuh-razy. Just before we left, they pulled all the obronis up to join in! The lady behind me was so patient telling me when to move and how to step, but it was so much fun! There are pictures and video. I'm hoping to get them from a friend and put some up soon! :)