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November 18th 2008

Published: November 18th 2008

Oops. So I have just realized that it ihas been 75 days since I last wrote in my blog! I have had e-mail correspondence with some of you...sorry to the rest!!! There is obviously alot to fill you in on, but I will give a summary of what I have been upto (if I can remember it all!!!) The days seem to pass by so quickly as I leave the house (I have moved from Dansoman, living with the family to ... Read Full Entry

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Photo 11

Daniella and I went for a morning walk on the beach in Keta.

Photo 12

Some boys hanging out.

Lunch

Paul, Daniella, FooFoo and Desmond eating Banku (a traditional dish).

Introducing the Keta Sandlanders

The crowd made a few cheers when the "Obrunei" (white man) came out onto the field to take the photo for the team. I was also interviewed by the local radio station about what I thought of the organization and the team.

Photo 15

Photo 16

Sideline Official

who needs flags when you have a branch?!

Photo 18

Daniella and I watching the game.

ANTS

Sooo we might have had several thousand ants infest our house....

Peri-Urban Farm Field Visit

these buggers can be viscious....

Aquaculture

The guy in this photo is clearing all of the plants away with a piece of bamboo so that they are not depleting all of the oxygen from the fish.

Photo 3

Peri-Urban Agriculture Fields

This is outside of a city called Tema which has recently joined Greater Accra.

Dissiz

This is a rapper that is originally from Senegal who now lives in France. He raps in French. The show was put on around the corner from my work at a place called "Alliance Francaise." Every week they host cultural performances.

Bywel

This photo was taken at a bar called Bywel. It is an outdoor bar near my house that has a very interesting crowd. Lets leave it at that. Please forgive my greasy hair...thats what happens when you don't have any water whatsoever.

Photo 7

George is a big fan of kareoke. On his right is Ade.

Photo 8

This is the dancefloor at a club called Tantra.

Watermellon Carving!!!

Wings!

18th November 2008

Cathy
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Hey!
Great to read such a long and detailed post after such a length of time! I am glad that the work experience seems to be going so well now. Are you starting to feel anxious for the time to come to an end or can you not imagine leaving? I am so proud of you after all the discussions and work related to this! Talk to you soon! Cathy PS: the Shit truck picture is so going up in the network office.

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