Ten Days Remaining!!

Friday, May 27th, 2011
I woke up to my roommate shouting, “wake up Julie there is ice cream and sausage,” which may have been the best way to wake up ever! The word ice cream got me out of bed quickly and I devoured ice cream for breakfast. Naa, my roommate, is a senior and finished her last exam, so she is officially done with college. Hence the reason why her and George were celebrating with ice cream (fan ice, strawberry) and sausage (hot dogs). It was delicious and when we finished I showered and did my daily load of laundry in such a great mood.
I saw Kayla walking by the room and she informed me that she would be going to Kaneshie with Devin soon. Since I have never been to that market and I could always use a day of shopping I decided to go along for the ride. We went to the market where we split up in two groups of two. My group was comprised of Leslie and I, both of us are new to the market. Therefore, it was not the worlds easiest task to get around, but we were able to use our Twi to find watches and scrap booking supplies, which are actually seamstress materials like buttons and ribbons. After we completed our shopping list we got back on a trotro and returned to our hostel.
There is a stand in the night market that sells fried rice, salad (cabbage, mayonnaise, and ketchup), spaghetti, stew, shito, and chicken all mixed in a container. You can either buy 3, 4, or 5 cedis worth, but you do not pick and chose what you want it all comes together. I had never eaten there before, so some friends and I decided it would be a good night to try it out. It was a great decision, it was an overwhelming amount of phenomenal food. After dinner we got ready and went to Legos, a nearby bar. I had never been there before and it turned out to be an extremely relaxing chill out spot. There was music which a couple of people danced too, including me, it was in doors and the set up was appealing to the eye. We remained there for a couple of hours and then made our way over to Bella Roma. When we arrived we learned it was a decision that many people had made that night, the building was so crowded, but we managed to find a spot on the dance floor. We danced for hours and everyone had a blast. It was after four by the time we returned to the hostel for bed and the entire night turned out to be a success.

Saturday, May 28th, 2011
I woke up this morning earlier than I had intended, so I decided to make coffee. Kayla let me borrow her pot to boil water in and Devin had Starbucks instant coffee that she allowed us all to share. I boiled the water, added coffee, shelf milk, and sugar and in the end it turned out to be the best coffee we have had in Ghana. I was so excited and although twenty to thirty minutes seems like a waste of time to make coffee, it was well worth it.
By the time I finished making the coffee it was time to go to the seamstress. It was pouring rain out so we decided to take a taxi. When we arrived we were greeted at the door by a little girl that could not have even been two years old. She was adorable and so excited to see us as long as none of us tried to touch her or pick her up. Auntie Charity spotted us and came over to lead us inside. The little girl followed us in and stayed there until Auntie left to fix the articles of clothing that did not fit perfectly. All of my items came out beautifully and I was so happy with the results. I cannot wait to get home and show everyone what I have gotten made. After the seamstress Leslie and I went straight to Pentagon, another hostel, to meet Micky, a Ghanaian that was going to take us out for waakye at a place names Akwai Allah in North Legon. We arrived in time to see many of our friends that we do not see often before they left to run errands and shortly after Micky arrived and we were off for food.
I cannot describe what happened next, nothing will be able to do it justice until you see the photos. We ate from the biggest bowl you have ever seen and we scarfed down the entire meal. There was eggs, rice, beans, spaghetti, shito, stew, plantains, chicken, beef, and gari all piled into a gigantic bowl. We all washed our right hand and dug in. We ate for about twenty minutes nonstop and consumed more food that I have ever seen in one place. Ten people stood around one bowl and we all just chowed down using our right hand, there was food falling all over the floor, and on my arms, the entire thing was comical and absolutely amazing. I am so glad I got to experience eating the best waakye in Legon with such amazing people surrounding me.
We were so full we just sat and relaxed for about a half hour before getting taxis back to our prospective hostels. It has been an amazing morning although everyone leaves tomorrow, making this day the very last that I will spend with eighty percent of my friends from America, Ghana, and Nigeria.