Back From Ghana

I've been back for almost a month so I thought I should bring this blog to a close. I won't be writing in here again...unless maybe I go back to Ghana. It's been a little wierd being back and I find that I miss Ghana a lot. It was just a no worries, no stress, fun place to be where everyone was happy and the weather was always nice. It is a place that I would definitely like to return to.

Things I Miss:
Pure Water - drinking water out of a bag...and it's so cheap
The Night Market - good food prepared for me, fresh fruit and water all only a minute from ISH2
ISH2 - my home for the semester...tons of great people lived there
The University of Ghana - I loved this campus
The Weather - always sunny and hot...windows always open
The hospitality shown by the Ghanaian people
The happiness of everyone
Perry Americana and Mem Fast Food - my favorite places for dinner
Omo tuo and nkatenkwan (Rice balls and Groundnut soup) - My Favorite Ghanaian food
Fufu - another fun meal
A little bit of spice in my food
Fresh mangoes, oranges, bananas and pineapple
Golden Tree Chocolate
Trotros and taxi (public transportation in general) and not having to drive
Wearing sandals
Walking places
The early sunrise and early start to the day
The brightness of the days
The pace of life - no hurry, no stress
Limited TV, internet and phone...things I now waste my time on instead of doing something productive or fun
The Great Music
Being a lot easier to remember to take my malaria meds while I was there
The excitement of being in a new place
New experiences
Travel
New products and foods to try
The scenery
All the great people that I met in ISH2 and everywhere else on campus and across Ghana
My roommate Victor

Things I Don't Miss:
Cold Showers
Gutters along the roads and the stuff that was in some of them
Trash/Litter
Traffic
Dirty feet and dirty sandals
Sweating through clothes
Frequent power outages...although they gave me an excuse to get out

Last Days in Ghana (a belated post)

Our final retreat at Brenu Beach, a little jaunt into Cape Coast, some last minute shopping in Accra, last walks around the university, and saying goodbye to the many great people I’ve meet…these are how I spent my last few days in Ghana. It was a great semester…definitely an experience I will never forget.

Watchtower at the Beach

A view from the watchtower looking down the beach

A wooden boat

Chichi and I after our final ceremony

Market in Cape Coast

Cape Coast Panorama

Accra...the city I grew to love

Indepedence Arch

The Entrance to the University of Ghana

Institute of African Studies...the building where we had our classes (except for Drumming and Dance)

Looking at the International Student Hostel 2 (behind the papaya tree) from a path on campus. That was my home for the semester.

Victor & I a few hours before my departure