I have added to my well stocked pharmacy...I brought a whole lot of expensive insect repellent from Canada and found that it works for some bugs but not others and feels toxic on the skin...like wrapping yourself in stinking plastic....but here I discovered super cheap (80 pesewas a tube (less than 80cents)) and it goes on like moisturizer and surprise....it works!!....so for any of you who are coming to Ghana (Erin) don't pack too much Repellent because you can pick this stuff up anywhere.
The only real must haves are a flash light, sun screen and a good pair of flip flops...I have put a whole lot of miles on my Pharmasave flip flops...even my sandals feel too hot...everyone wears flip flops (but they call them "challie wortey"...I don't know how they spell it though..but it means "Charlie lets go walking"...guys in Ghana all call their friends Charlie..:)Carrying fresh plantains into the kitchen.
Richard who lives at our house and some of his friends are trying to earn a few extra bucks. They have bought a whole lot of T-shirts in various colours and using their visual arts talents they have done Obama silk screening. Obama is coming to Ghana soon and Richard and his buddies will be ready! Many of the t-shirts feature Obama with the word Akwaaba which means Welcome in Twi (the most common language in Ghana)
The school at the house finishes between 3 and 4 but because of the parents work and traffic some kids get picked up much later. There isn't an official after school program and the parents don't pay any extra for after school hours, so the kids are left to entertain themselves...this is common and accepted...nobody would understand why it should worry you...people just casually look out for each other's kids, and parents just assume that their kids will be okay...it's a completely different way of thinking.
This is Tetteh using a stick to get mangoes from the tree for us to eat...YUMMY
This is Coby, he is a student at the school who lives with the teacher and helps out around our house...it's not a boarding school but I assume that he is from the teachers village and they want to help his family out by bringing him to be educated and in turn he helps around the house. He is eight years old.
This is my attempt at pounding palm nuts for palm nut soup...it's a good way to get your aggressions out :)
Richard who lives at our house and some of his friends are trying to earn a few extra bucks. They have bought a whole lot of T-shirts in various colours and using their visual arts talents they have done Obama silk screening. Obama is coming to Ghana soon and Richard and his buddies will be ready! Many of the t-shirts feature Obama with the word Akwaaba which means Welcome in Twi (the most common language in Ghana)
The school at the house finishes between 3 and 4 but because of the parents work and traffic some kids get picked up much later. There isn't an official after school program and the parents don't pay any extra for after school hours, so the kids are left to entertain themselves...this is common and accepted...nobody would understand why it should worry you...people just casually look out for each other's kids, and parents just assume that their kids will be okay...it's a completely different way of thinking.
This is Tetteh using a stick to get mangoes from the tree for us to eat...YUMMY
This is Coby, he is a student at the school who lives with the teacher and helps out around our house...it's not a boarding school but I assume that he is from the teachers village and they want to help his family out by bringing him to be educated and in turn he helps around the house. He is eight years old.
This is my attempt at pounding palm nuts for palm nut soup...it's a good way to get your aggressions out :)
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