Travelling!!!

So unfortunately, there are actual classes here. My classes are potentially interesting and potentially dull all at the same time. It's kinda weird cause there is reading but the books may or may not necessarily be in the book store... It's a bit confusing to understand them too. so as it stands i feel as if i may not getting the most academically out this trip...

On the flip side! i went away for the weekend! Unlike many other countries in the world, Ghana has one travel book. A book by Phillip Briggs. He's become our Ghana guru. Anything that Briggs says we take it as pure fact. So Phillip Briggs said that there was an interesting town called Kofordua. So we (me and 6 other people) went!

Briggs was right! The town was really pretty. It was nestled between hills and it was very green. Since Accra is so developed, there isn't much grass or greenery. it's pretty much just dusty. So this was a welcome sight. over lunch we consulted our guru yet again and the book said that there were some waterfalls about thirty minutes away. So after lunch we went in search of a trou trou to take us to the falls. after almost getting robbed by a group of opportunistic young "gentlemen" we found a taxi to take us up there. it was cool cause we saw rain for the first time since we've been here!

Anyway, we got up to the falls. Basically they had no room for us up there. we must of looked so sad that they were like "we do have a hallway...". So we slept in a supply closet. there were small plastic lawn chairs in there but they weren't condusive to sleeping at all so we all slept on the cement floor.

Anway, that night we hiked down to the beautiful falls. Well the falls weren't really running cause of the dry season but the caverns were beautiful! After that we went to a funeral. We heard the music from our closet and decided we wanted to go. we went and danced but then decided to leave when it started smelling like pot...

The next morning a village elder came and got us so that we could great the chief and his men. it was basically a traditional greeting ceremony. There was a lot of speaking twi and i didn't know what was going on. They did make us drink the palm wine though. that stuff is ridiculously strong. i didn't want to disrespect them so i took a miniscule sip and then the custom is to throw the rest on the ground (which i did gladly). After that we hiked to a couple awesome caves and rocks.

We then went to a church service (cause again we heard the drums). it was crazy! they made us dance around the church. just us. it was interesting.

But yeah, that was my weekend! you definately can't get things like that in a classroom! I miss you guys! talk to you later!!!