OK, so I wanted to add more to that last post because i was cut short. So Takoradi is on the beach, right near Cape Coast-which is the most touristy beach in Ghana. it will be very nice, so you guys should want to visit me! i will be living in a two room compound but i will be living with my counterpart. i have a fridge, and stove. my homestay family is soo nice to me. they treat me like a queen, and it's very embarrassing. i am currently living in a town called maase, in the eastern region. i will be here with my homestay family for 2 months. i am learning fante, and a lot of small business, microfinance classes. then, on aug 13, i swear in and move to takoradi for good! i am living well in maase, i have my own room, a TV!!!!!!!!, and get fed more than any 17 people could ever hope to eat! each day is a new world of learning, embarassment, and transition. i already feel more comfortable in ghana, and i'm sure by the time i get to my site i'll feel at home.
funny story- in ghana it is the worst thing that if you have a guest and they do not eat their full and have to ask for seconds. it means you are a terrible host and people will talk about you. so for this reason the families we stay with feed us enough food for 7 people at least, and we eat alone in our rooms. so i asked for a piece of fruit one morning, maybe a banana. well the next day i was brought a vat of porridge, a loaf of bread, and about 4 bunches of bananas. of course we never finish our food and give it back to the family. but seriously, i was too full to even eat the banana at that point. just another cultural faux pas among many in a day.
hoping to venture into koforidua tomorrow with my homestay sister to buy a cell phone.
Julz- got the package. Ur amazing!!!! and you totally made my week
Mom- you can copy the address at the top of the page. but i think it's www.lifesatrip-chickiebug08.blogspot.com
Please send me updates about everyone from home. I miss you all.
love,
chris
hey chrissy! that sounds awesome, I will be sending you something soon :) sounds funny about the food,I would never be able to eat all that. does your host family speak any English? also does that mean you are living near the beach? everything here is the same old stuff. didn't miss much at XTU because it rained the whole time! miss you and glad you are feeling comfortable.
ReplyDeletePackage is being sent 6-22-09. Tellyour host family your mother is very appreciative of their care. I'm anxious to talk with you on the phone. What is the time difference? Love you.
ReplyDeletehey chris, its amazing to read your blogs. Its sounds like your having in awesome time and are adapting to the cultural change really fast. Im glad everything is working out for you not like you hoped it to be (modernized) but you can't complain at least your eating and getting proposed to. So whats the weather like, is it a dry heat? Remember SPF is your friend, so you should use alot of it. All in all hope this will be whatever it is your looking for. An by the way how do I send you a care package, b/c we miss you back here in the states. And always remember we love you and be safe.
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Hey baby hoots! Its fun to read about what you are doing over there! We miss you over here, but hope you are enjoying yourself. D-day could come anytime now, we'll be sure to keep you posted when this little gremlin arrives :) Let me know if you get a phone and blog how it will work with calls and everything! Do bananas there taste so much better than the ones here ;) (wink wink) please stay away from monkey brains! Love and miss you!
ReplyDeleteshit if i would actually have known to check this more often i wouldnt have kept asking you if you got it! sorry. im a schmuck. a schmuck and i just burned the israeli flag because i was trying to iron it. anyway!!
ReplyDeleteso i got some random text from a foriegn country the other day at 4 something in the morning, and at first i rolled my eyes because i wasnt sure which country was calling me now! but then i realized it was you! so i got all happy and cheesy. oh my god speaking of cheese; i bought macaroni and cheese yesterday, and mozzarella (spellin---i know) cheese, and ricotta, and provolone, and american (the processed kind that oozes on grilled cheese). Just wanted to rub that in a little. How are the bugs your eating? Any mokey butts?
and wait 4 bunches of bananas!!! the guys would have those gone in a day!
ReplyDeletehaha good blog, even denver kinda has its own culture it so fun learning a new place and people i hope you are enjoying it :) We got our house tuesday, and will start painting asap, we hope to move in by the end of july so that's my update!
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