Apparently we missed the ‘cold’ (as in temperature) season here by about a week. They say it was cool in the evenings, but I have a hard time imagining that. It is definitely not the cold season now…we having been waking up to about 30C in the mornings, and it climbs to 35 and higher during the day! The worst moments are when getting stuck in traffic with no air conditioning and I can feel myself begin to melt into the seat… ‘I’m melting!’
I’ve really enjoyed my time here in Accra. George and Sandra are excellent hosts, and have helped ease us into Africa. They've fed us well, and chauffeured us around. But I’m also really excited to head to Sunyani tomorrow and get out of the city. A Ghanaian friend of ours in Nanaimo told us before we left that locals here can tell when she is back visiting Ghana and not living here, because the whites of her eyes are actually white. It is so dusty here that the whites of peoples eyes turn a yellowy/red colour, and I noticed in the mirror last night that the whites of my eyes have already been affected.
We met with another Canadian woman today that is working on her Phd from the University of Guelph. She has been here in Ghana for almost a year, but also volunteered here for two years previously. She seemed pretty knowledgeable about Ghanaian life, and was very encouraging about our project. We will hopefully meet up with her again before she leaves in March.
I’ve had a list building in my head to share with you all. It’s the top five things I like about Ghana so far…
#5. BIG beds are very common…double kings are practically the standard!!
#4. When you wake up in the middle of the night to go pee, you aren’t rudely shocked by a cold toilet seat, it’s a nice room temperature. You ladies will know what I mean!
#3. You can buy pineapples for 50 cents, and they are delicious!!
#2. It’s HOT here! I’ve always said I was born to live in the tropics with my constantly cold hands and feet. No cold feet here!
And my number 1 thing I like about Ghana so far is…
Big bums are all the rage!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The 'Cold' Season
Posted by Lea at 10:15 PM
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4 comments:
oh my goodness lea, i love reading about your adventures. hope you are having tons of fun... keep updating, be safe, take care.
Ame
Sounds amazing...can't wait to see some pictures! XOXO
Glad to see you are safely into your adventure! We look forward to further installments!With love - Sandy and Tony.
That message from Tonyd totally confused me...ha ha. Glad to hear you are doing well and can't wait to hear more and hopefully see other people's pics.....big bums hey, NICE! with love - Sandy and Tony (ha ha)
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