FURNITURE AND PICTURE TIME

HEY PEOPLE,

I forgot to mention one of the most important this about this week. I PICKED UP MY MADE FURNITURE!!! YYYEEEAAA.

It is great! I love it! I told John (the carpenter) and it is wonderful. I am fully unpacked now. HAZA!

And Mama, my older friend I made was so helpful. She walked with me to get it and then got a kid to move it for me, which he carried on his head incrediably.

Anyways. I AM ALSO POSTING PICTURES. WHAT?!?

Be warned, I just uploaded them, so they are not in a particular order. Sorry not sorry.

Outside view from taxi in Accra

Getting on bus in Accra to go to Kumasi

In Accra. Throughout Ghana there are things being built/forgotten

GAS

Outside view from bus on way to Kumasi

Gas Station Stop. A blessed bathroom when needed

The road we took to Kumasi. There were large patches where it is a dirt road with pot hole. Also the time I came in is known for all the dust EVERYWHERE. 

Cars on the road. FULL SPEED AHEAD TO KUMASI

In a trotro heading to Antoa (my home)

Where I live in Antoa! This is the "lounge" area

Me looking regal as I bounce around on a trotro

Life in the back of a trotro

LOOK AT THAT BOOK SHELF. IT IS BEAUTIFUL

LOOK AT THAT WOODEN BOX. MAGNIFICENT 

View outside trotro in Kumasi. This is a spot where you can catch a taxi or trotro to a destination in Kumasi

MAT FOR THE WIN

View outside trotro on main road

View outside trotro heading to Antoa

LOVELY LADY RACHEL, AKA MY ROOM MATE BEING AWESOME

Back of trotro living part II

Looking nice and sweaty in the compound in Antoa. 

At a fabric shop in the marketplace in Adum with Rachel being excited about her purchases

The bin we fill up for out water consumption in Antoa

Ann trying to decide what fabric she wants. It is all glorious 

Antoa kitchen

View of Antoa living from lounge door

Laura looking fly next to the fabric

Programs and Weekends in Kumasi

Hello All!

I realize it has been a while and probably 2 full weeks of events have happened that I haven't shared. I know. I am a horrible person.

Anyways, The previous week I was walking back and forth between the SHS and JHS school testing students. There were some scheduling conflicts at first, but now I have my five tutors, and an idea of how many kids I will need to tutor.

That is so a lie. I have no idea. When I talked to the assistant headmaster he was essentially saying, "hey! lets just open it up and see who shows up!" So all week I was dreading that NO ONE would show up. Low and behold, Tuesday comes around and 42 kids show up...which the average is around 20-25. In 3 weeks the number should settle down, but man, it is a lot of kids. So maybe I will have a lot?

I also had conversation about the Girl's Leadership Program I will be running. I will be meeting next week on Wednesday and morning assembly to talk to everyone about the program, then pass out an application for the students to fill out. Why an application? Well, in form 2 SHS, the group we are targeting, there are 242 girls....so we figured if there was an application, we could be selective on it. So yea.

Anyways, that is the programs and such.

I feel like I should share night life in Ghana. More like night life in Kumasi. I have to say I have had many enjoyable nights so far from 2 weekends ago, to this week, to this current weekend. The group that I have joined up with are all around chill and cool people. I've enjoyed their company greatly. Sometimes it feels crazy, but I've enjoyed it. From nights driving around with some Dutch people in a Jeep, more people then legally allowed with the air blowing in my hair through Kumasi at night, to drinking VOMIT smelling local liquor in Antoa for a friend's birthday. It has all been great. It is amazing how open many people are to visitors, and I feel like I am always warmly invited by so many of the people around me. This being from the ex-pats who like in the nicer part of Kumasi, the local Ashanti men, who of course want to marry me. Don't worry Dad, I told them they need permission from you before that can fly. But it has been a great time.

I was going to type more about each night, but if you ask I will. Until then, it has been great and it has been nice to see that the friendly stereotype of Ghana is mostly true.

Paz,

Chustz

Settling In and Setting Up the Program

Hello again my people! I hope everyone is well. Since my last post not much has happened but I figured I would share anyways.

Life in Antoa is a very simple life. Until the programs really start I find it hard to want to move around much. Sleeping seems like a much preferred state at this time. However, in this time I have done some walking around and talking to people around me. I take a little bit of time each day to talk to the kids and my fellow residents of the post office.

***Note. If you didn't know, I live in essentially the old post office. The big man in town who calls himself "American Man" because he has lived in the states for so long before coming back lets people who help Antoa stay there for free. So myself, my fellow Expo People, and two nurses live there for free!

Anyways, probably the biggest thing to happen this week was meeting up with the SHS (high school) and JHS (middle school) head masters to set up the program. Essentially myself and Ryan went to the schools, and we hand them a letter to read over about our tutoring program. We need verification that we can work with the students, and then try to get a list and days to meet. I was originally going to be in one school, but it was found out that school is over two hours away :/ so Laura is placing me at the schools in my village. I'll have 20 SHS students to test on Wednesday and then pick 5 from that group, and then I will also test the JHS kids on Tuesday to see their skill levels. The program will meet for sure on Tuesday, but I still need to figure out the other day because the JHS school wants to meet at 2pm, but the SHS students do not get out till 3:10, so I will need to figure something out.

In any case, life is fine. The nights are starting to get a little warmer.

Oh yea, I also have a SIM card and a sleeping mat now! I was renting one for the time being in Antoa because the room I am in did not have one. The mat I got is super nice. It was a bit of an adventure getting it with Charles and his friend Manuel, but it is mine and it is magnificent. Once my shelves and chop box get made I will be living the life of a settled woman in Antoa.

But that is about it. Some, but not too much. I miss and love you all!

Paz.

Adventures Alone in Antoa

Hello friends, family, and possible other random people on the internet! I just walked around Antoa a little bit, and figured I would share some of my conversations, as well as document some names so I don't forget who I talked to today.
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Woke up a little late and it was a nice quite morning today (Haza!). The kids started school today, so assume that is why we didn't have so many banging on our front door. In any case, I woke up and Rachel and I planned on getting more water, since we were running low. We have about three sized buckets here and I decided I would try the middle size, see how I do.

Yea, see how I do. I filled up my bucket but there was no way I could get that thing on my head. There was a little kid who kept calling me bebeni (black person, ha!) and I asked if he could put it on my head and he laughed and shook his head. A guy further down began yelling at me and said he would help, after I talk to his teacher friends. At this point there was no way that bucket was getting on my head without some help so I said yes. I introduced myself to two teachers, who were super nice, and explained to them why I was here. One teacher, Mensa, asked if I would help him with his Twi and I said sure, I just need to figure out my schedule.

I then walked back with my helper who kind of helped me put the bucket on my head. But damn was it painful. It pushed far down on my neck and I spilt water on my back. A group of small children followed me and laughed. I'm pretty sure a white person attempting was hilarious. But the struggle is real...I went a second time, and saw one guy just standing there with the bucket already on his head and pouring water in. WHICH IS SO SMART AND SO MUCH EASIER. DAMN. Anyways. Water...

Afterwards I went on a quest for NesCafe, the closest thing I am going to get to coffee her sadly...So sad...All the stands near by were closed so I ventured pretty far out to one that sold it. Paid for it and talked to the woman at the stand for a bit.I asked if she knew a carpenter and she said she would show me. Followed her close to the edge of the village and met a man named John Bernger. He is going to make me a chop box (wooden box with lock) and a book shelf. The price was kind of higher than I could pay for at a market, but then again I don't have to put the damn things on a tro tro, which may be worth the extra price. I'll ask if I over paid to some other people, but at this point fuck it.

But Mama, the women who took me, was funny and nice. She showed me her home and we talked about her family and kids. I am going to see if I can help her find a way to enroll her son in an SHS school somewhere (equivalent of a high school). I can't pay for his fees, but I may know someone hopefully. She came with me to my house and then we had some coffee. She kept saying I must be trying to poison her because I was making her drink black coffee and that if I offered NesCafe again she would turn it down. But drinking it black is truly the best way. Clearly.

So now I am here in Antoa chillin. I can't really unpack too much because I only have a small four shelf plastic unit and I need to put everything else in a locked box somehow. So I may read for a bit. I could possibly go searching for a mat...but that takes effort and I should have left earlier to do that if I was going to leave the village. There are definitely no bed mats here and I need to get one since I am renting it. Hopefully Charles, a former tutor with Exponential Education who lives near by, will come with me tomorrow to look for one. Fingers crossed.

Adventures in Antoa! For all my friends and family I miss you and love you. I hope all is well and you are in my thoughts!

Paz,

Chustzie

Skyping with my mom!

Hello People, So because I am lazy, I am just going to post my skype message with momma chustz. Ignore all spelling errors

[1/9/2015 1:10:35 AM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: hey mom!
[1/9/2015 1:10:47 AM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I have a little bit of wireless but not too much! [1/9/2015 1:11:00 AM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: not sure if you will get this to message back before I lose it again:/
[8:39:54 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: mom!
[8:39:57 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: get on skype!
[8:40:03 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and message me!
[8:40:26 PM] Cathey Chustz: I am
[8:40:48 PM] Cathey Chustz: What u doin
[8:41:13 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I am in the office near the stadium
[8:41:25 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I don't know if the office can handle a video call yet though [8:41:51 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I miss you all. I watched Finding Nemo with the group and thought of you and dad
[8:42:10 PM] Cathey Chustz: How is everything
[8:42:14 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: Not bad
[8:42:21 PM] Cathey Chustz: We miss you too
[8:42:30 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: The orientation schedule has been very relaxed so not much right now
[8:42:49 PM] Cathey Chustz: Tell me about your house
[8:43:20 PM] Cathey Chustz: And people you work with
[8:45:44 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I told you, but I am living in the village of Antoa
[8:46:01 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I will live with 3 other expo people there
[8:46:22 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: sadly, it is the old expo people who were here already so I am not living with the group I came in with
[8:46:35 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: we see each other a lot, but I was okay, but a bit bummed about it
[8:46:44 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I guess I should tell you what I've been doing
[8:47:01 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: After I talked to ya'll in Dubai, I got on my long flight to Accra [8:47:02 PM] Cathey Chustz: Ok
[8:47:42 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I got picked up by Laura, the director of operations, at the airport and we took a taxi to the salvation army hostel we stayed at
[8:48:00 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I went out with her and another new guy named Pat to get some food after we put our stuff down
[8:48:44 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: Apparently Ghanaian men like white women a lot so there was this one guy name Cappacuino on the street who gave me a bracelet and bought us our drinks for lunch
[8:48:58 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: he was nice to me, but some other people heard he can be a jerk sometimes
[8:49:04 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: in any case, he was fine.
[8:49:15 PM] Cathey Chustz: Lol
[8:49:35 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: then we came back, napped, and I hung out with another new volunteer (Laura, yes there are two of them), and the salvation army guy Akwama
[8:49:46 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: we got food and had drinks at a bar
[8:50:00 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: you can buy food here then just go to a bar with it and eat your food and hang
[8:50:20 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: They get mad if you don't order drinks, but you can if you want [8:50:56 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: When we got back Laura (Director of operations, DO) came back in around midnight with the other two people (both named Rachel, a new one and an old one) [8:51:15 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: So yea, stayed in Accra the night, then we left in the morning to one of the houses in Oddum
[8:51:34 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: We took a bus to Odum that was 6 hours:/
[8:51:36 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so long
[8:51:41 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but it had air conditioning
[8:51:44 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so I was okay
[8:51:55 PM] Cathey Chustz: Oh good
[8:51:56 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: it is actually pretty cool around here right now
[8:52:10 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: like you read, it is cool now because of a big wind that comes [8:52:20 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but it is super dusty because of it
[8:52:26 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so there is this red dirt everywhere
[8:52:37 PM] Cathey Chustz: Wow
[8:52:53 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: after we made it to odum, there were two other old expo people there, KAra and Georgie
[8:53:03 PM] Cathey Chustz: Can you shower or bathe
[8:53:04 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: Kara is from the states, but Georgie is from the UK.
[8:53:08 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: Yea I can
[8:53:17 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: In Anota though it is a struggle
[8:53:27 PM] Cathey Chustz: Hot water?
[8:53:43 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: The DO said they wanted to put me in Antoa because they think I will adapt more with the community
[8:53:50 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but it is also a village
[8:54:09 PM] Cathey Chustz: Do you like the people you work with
[8:54:28 PM] Cathey Chustz: And stay with
[8:54:44 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so the house in odum has a sort of shower you turn on in the back and a fountain for water but the power goes out basically after 36 hours and you have to take bucket showers
[8:54:48 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the people are nice
[8:54:56 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I like my incoming group a little more, but I know them better [8:55:04 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but the house in antoa the people are nice
[8:55:20 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: they just all leave in April though becuase their term will be up, so I will have new people by then
[8:55:23 PM] Cathey Chustz: Ok good
[8:55:35 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: living in the village will be hard though
[8:55:44 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: we have to go to a water pump to get water
[8:55:51 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: which is just maybe a two minute walk away
[8:55:52 PM] Cathey Chustz: Why
[8:55:58 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but I have to carry big buckets in my head
[8:56:07 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: cause the village house has no running water
 [8:56:14 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: we have electricity, but no water
[8:56:23 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: everyone in the village has to go to the pumps
[8:56:24 PM] Cathey Chustz: Oh lord! [8:56:30 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: yea:/
[8:56:37 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I will be super buff in my arms when I get back
[8:56:47 PM] Cathey Chustz: Lol
[8:56:54 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so yea, we fill up basically a huge garbage can for water
[8:57:05 PM] Cathey Chustz: What about drinking water
[8:57:08 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and we use that to bath, wash cloths, and flush the toliet [8:57:16 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I can use my filter if I use the pump
[8:57:28 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but they sell water in small bags like the milk bags from school
[8:57:37 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and you just buy a big back of those.
[8:57:48 PM] Cathey Chustz: Oh ok
[8:58:03 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: They case 20 pessa, which is less than 1 cedi, which is essentially 10 cents or less in us money
[8:58:04 PM] Cathey Chustz: I think I would buy those
[8:58:20 PM] Cathey Chustz: Good
[8:58:21 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: it also takes a while to get to the village cause it is so far out
[8:58:29 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so over an hour sometimes
[8:58:29 PM] Cathey Chustz: How is food
[8:58:38 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: cause we take a thing called trotros
[8:58:43 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the food is good
[8:58:47 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: a lot of fried rice
[8:58:52 PM] Cathey Chustz: An hour???
[8:58:54 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: with veggies and such
[8:58:55 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: yes
[8:59:00 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: cause roads aren't that great
[8:59:08 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and you have to make multiple connections to get anywhere
[8:59:21 PM] Cathey Chustz: What is trotro
[8:59:24 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so for me to get to the office I took two trotros from the odum house
[8:59:38 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: it is basically a large van that sits 12 people
[8:59:43 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: there is a driver and a mate
[8:59:59 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the mate basically hangs out of the trotro and yells where they are going
[9:00:16 PM] Cathey Chustz: Did you go to office just to talk to us?
[9:00:17 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: you jump in if that is in your direction and pay 1 cedi (50 cents US)
[9:00:25 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: yep
[9:00:42 PM] Cathey Chustz: Aww so sweet
[9:00:50 PM] Cathey Chustz: We love you
[9:01:00 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I love you too
[9:01:03 PM] Cathey Chustz: Are you happy?
[9:01:18 PM] Cathey Chustz: Excited?
[9:01:25 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I think we are going to have staff meetings on Saturdays around 4pm our time, but I'd come in on sundays to talk to yall
[9:01:31 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I'm excited and nervous
[9:01:52 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I admit, I am worried about money and how long I can realisticly stay in Ghana
[9:02:00 PM] Cathey Chustz: Think you can handle the primitive life
[9:02:07 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and the whole integrating in the community feels daunting
[9:02:14 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: haha
[9:02:20 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the preimitive life indeed
[9:02:24 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I'm fine with that
[9:02:38 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: trying to learn the language has been a task
[9:03:01 PM] Cathey Chustz: What do you have to do for integrating communiy
[9:03:04 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the people and especially the kids yell 'obrohni!' when you walk by, which means white person loudly
[9:03:14 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: basically integrating can mean anything
[9:03:19 PM] Cathey Chustz: Wow
[9:03:45 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: a person before use to wake up early every morning and would say hey to all the villagers and eat with families and he did well
[9:04:11 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: we know a younger guy in the community who I am going to ask to walk around with me and introduce me to people so I can get to know more people
[9:04:16 PM] Cathey Chustz: I'm sure you will learn what you need to do from others- you are very smart!!
[9:04:27 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and plus be speaks twi, the language, so that should be good
[9:04:32 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: thanks mom
[9:04:37 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: you know me, I just worry
[9:04:51 PM] Cathey Chustz: I know
[9:04:59 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: oh
[9:05:05 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I should tell you about the snail thing
[9:05:12 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: wait
[9:05:14 PM] Cathey Chustz: We are all good
[9:05:23 PM] Cathey Chustz: Yea I was wondering
[9:05:30 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: before that I should tell you about the phone deal
[9:05:38 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so I am trying to unlock my phone (iphone)
[9:05:38 PM] Cathey Chustz: Ok
[9:05:59 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so I can put the sim card in and use the data here to use whatsapp to text ya'll
[9:06:13 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but I am having a hard time unlocking my phone
[9:06:34 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I'm going to try today at the office
[9:06:43 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but I think the sim card I purchased was bad :/
[9:06:49 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so I may need to get another once I unlock it
[9:07:05 PM] Cathey Chustz: Can you use the phone you bought?
[9:07:21 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so the best way you may hear from me till I get the sim card fixed is through emails or office days
[9:07:28 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: yea, the sim card doesn't work in that phone
[9:07:31 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so it is the sim card
[9:07:34 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but
[9:07:52 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the reason I want to unlock my smartphone is because everyone here uses whatsapp to text
[9:07:59 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: becuase again, those text messages are free
[9:08:09 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and texting here costs money
[9:08:11 PM] Cathey Chustz: You can call me for $1 a minute
[9:08:17 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: yea with at&t
[9:08:25 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but I could message you for free with my own sim card
[9:08:30 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and more often
[9:08:45 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so yea
[9:09:05 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but snail sotry
[9:09:20 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so we went into town (adum) to get our sim card and a wifi hotspot
[9:09:54 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and then went to kejetia, which is this huge open market where people sell a ton of things
[9:10:06 PM] Cathey Chustz: Well I bought a global plan and it cost $30 a month and you have unlimited texting to send messages
[9:10:40 PM] Cathey Chustz: Cool
[9:11:17 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: like, think of African market busy everywhere
[9:11:30 PM] Cathey Chustz: Yeh
[9:11:33 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so Laura, the DO, goes through these allyways and we are walking around everywhere super fast
[9:11:39 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: no idea where we are going
[9:11:48 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: she stops, and then splits us in groups
[9:11:55 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: one group is to get 4 cups and a snail
[9:12:01 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the second 4 plates and a snail
[9:12:16 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and then get back on a bus to odum
[9:12:17 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and leaves us
[9:12:22 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: first ones back win
[9:12:35 PM] Cathey Chustz: How funny
[9:12:41 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so I was with 2 other people and we are going everywhere to try and find plates and snails
[9:13:15 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: we met this guy at a meat market who told us to go in a direction and if we couldn't find them, to come back and he would show us
[9:13:19 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so no snail
[9:13:25 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but we did find the plates
[9:13:47 PM] Cathey Chustz: Hilarious
[9:13:47 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: which during that process me and Ann (another expo person) lost our team mate Raechel and we had to find here
[9:14:04 PM] Cathey Chustz: Oh no
[9:14:16 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and I befiended some missionaries who I ran into again and we were like I found my white friend!
[9:14:18 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but anywas
[9:14:31 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: we go back to the meat guy and we are like dude, no snails [9:14:48 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so we follow him across the street to a whole nother part of the market
[9:14:52 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: it was crazy
[9:15:00 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: fish, meat, fabric, everything is everywhere
[9:15:03 PM] Cathey Chustz: Yes!!
[9:15:09 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and we are just following this dude
[9:15:18 PM] Cathey Chustz: Wow
[9:15:20 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: my bag knocked over some shoes and I got the shop lady mad [9:15:27 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and I didn't know how to say sorry in twi
[9:15:32 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so I kept saying thank you
[9:15:34 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and she was like
[9:15:39 PM] Cathey Chustz: Taylor!
[9:15:58 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: what the fuck is wrong you, then she was like it okay, you are a silly white person
[9:16:04 PM] Cathey Chustz: Lol
[9:16:17 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so we find snails (Finally)
[9:16:25 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and they have them alive and dead
[9:16:28 PM] Cathey Chustz: Yea!! [9:16:31 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so we got a live one [9:16:37 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and we were like, just one. only one.
[9:16:37 PM] Cathey Chustz: Yuck
[9:16:45 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and the shop lady looked at us funny
[9:16:52 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and I was like, it is for me, only me, and we laughed
[9:17:06 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: the same guy got us on a tro tro
[9:17:14 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: to home
[9:17:18 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: he was super nice
[9:17:34 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and I have been told a lot of ghanians will help you like that, which is good
[9:17:43 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but we got on the tro tro
[9:17:51 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and going up a hill it broke down!
[9:17:53 PM] Cathey Chustz: Yes definitely
[9:18:00 PM] Cathey Chustz: No
[9:18:00 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: cause everything is standard here
[9:18:03 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so we jumped ship
[9:18:14 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: and we befriended some ghanian ladies in the tro
[9:18:25 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so they found another bus and we ran with them to get on it [9:18:37 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: finally made it to odum and then to the house
[9:18:41 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: so very eventfuk
[9:19:04 PM] Cathey Chustz: Yes would have been great video
[9:19:21 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I know
[9:19:22 PM] Cathey Chustz: Have you taken any pictures?
[9:19:39 PM] Cathey Chustz: Do they eat snails
[9:21:22 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I haven't taken many pics because I'm unsure of the policy of taking pics of people
[9:21:31 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: some people believe your soul wil be taken and all
[9:22:06 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: but yea, they eat snails
[9:22:15 PM] Cathey Chustz: Ok just take some of your place and scenery
[9:22:21 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: they eat what people in the us eat basically , nothing to weird right now
[9:22:23 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: I will
[9:22:55 PM] Taylor Chustz Chustz: when I'm done talking for a bit I Was going to make a blog so I can update it and send you photos that way

Welcome to Ghana!

Hello friends and family! Akwaaba! Welcome to Ghana. This will be my blog I update with things about my adventures and activities in Ghana. I'l post pictures as they come!