Tour of Accra

Sunday January 30, 2011

I am finally getting a feel for not only the campus, but also for the town of Legon. We went on a tour of Accra today, which was several hours long, but quite comprehensive. One of the u-pals was our tour guide and we ended up going to his home after the tour for a wood workshop. At his house they carve beautiful drums that are all hand made and painted. They also played the drums, bells, and danced for all of us. It still amazes me how talented so may of the locals are.

I also found out today that all school age girls have to keep there heads shaved this way there is less class distinction and less distraction for the boys.

After the tour we came back, took a nap, and went to one of the u-pals room and played scrabble. At mid-night it was the birthday of one of the girls on the program, so we woke her up and pawned her with five huge buckets of water. She didn’t get angry although I am sure that she did not appreciate the cold water being dumped on her. I miss and love everyone and will try to post again soon… Classes start tomorrow ☺