Florence yesterday was telling the story of the thief who stole stuff from her uncle's place while he slept and how he burnt a hole in the bicycle repair man's mesh window and made away with a mobile phone. How he was almost caught last week but he managed to just get away.
"But is okay now" she resassures me. "We got one slipper of his and we sent it to the juju man. He will get him". I am glad.
About a month back there was the case of the old lady from the village stealing our clothes drying in the front yard. They caught her. "It will never happen again-o. She is crazy some small. She shame the whole village-0". Now I am informed that a guy from the village volunteered to keep an eye out... "and he wait with the rifle and will beat her.. and shoot her". That'll teach her to lay hands on my 70 pesewas pair of socks.
It's kids holidays now so I have Nana Yaw sitting on my lap... listening to the Led Zepplin and S&G playlist on my ipod. He has been sitting here for a good 15 mins without moving - freaky. Abinchi, Kennedy and Kwame are taking turns playing the snowboarding game on my phone and Sellasi is kicking the ball around just around the window. This place is alive!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Books, Shirts and TV
I bought an Appiyah Ghana football top for 10 Ghc - barg! I bought this other top in Benin and it's the best for this climate - very breezy and light.
The hair continues to grow. Shouts of "Hey Che! Que tal!"(especially with the cuban hat on) have given way to "You similar Jesus-o". The beard is pretty annoying. To give you an idea of it's length - I can lick my beard hair if I pull it towards my lips.
Another thing about Ghana - there are no quality book stores! Only academic ones. I guess it shows where the country is at. I have (not surprisingly) gone through most of the book I brought with me. I borrowed a few books from Lisa including one called "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" (also borrowed "Learn spanish in 30 days"). The premise of the book might be a bit shaky but it got me interested in world economics and politics and someone recommended this book by robert fisk(spl?) about the middle east. We drove all over Accra looking for a proper bookstore. I guess I'll just have to wait till I'm back to read it.
I watched TV for the first time last weekend! I borrowed Nana Yaw's tv and dvd player while he was away. Exciting stuff - watched 5 bond movies and 6 arnies.
I feel like a local now - maybe it's this african shirt that i'm wearing. It's been just over a 2 months and I feel pretty settled in. I've gotten to know the older kids very well. The younger ones are very comfortable around me and the novelty of having an "obruni" from Australia has worn off. They come and sit with me just to chill. It's great :)
My next trip is up north to Burkina Faso and Mali at the start of August. More about that next time. Lunchtime. Ciao.
The hair continues to grow. Shouts of "Hey Che! Que tal!"(especially with the cuban hat on) have given way to "You similar Jesus-o". The beard is pretty annoying. To give you an idea of it's length - I can lick my beard hair if I pull it towards my lips.
Another thing about Ghana - there are no quality book stores! Only academic ones. I guess it shows where the country is at. I have (not surprisingly) gone through most of the book I brought with me. I borrowed a few books from Lisa including one called "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" (also borrowed "Learn spanish in 30 days"). The premise of the book might be a bit shaky but it got me interested in world economics and politics and someone recommended this book by robert fisk(spl?) about the middle east. We drove all over Accra looking for a proper bookstore. I guess I'll just have to wait till I'm back to read it.
I watched TV for the first time last weekend! I borrowed Nana Yaw's tv and dvd player while he was away. Exciting stuff - watched 5 bond movies and 6 arnies.
I feel like a local now - maybe it's this african shirt that i'm wearing. It's been just over a 2 months and I feel pretty settled in. I've gotten to know the older kids very well. The younger ones are very comfortable around me and the novelty of having an "obruni" from Australia has worn off. They come and sit with me just to chill. It's great :)
My next trip is up north to Burkina Faso and Mali at the start of August. More about that next time. Lunchtime. Ciao.
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