haha well last night I went to one of the on campus bars for the first time with two other USAC students. it is called Desperados. got into a long discussion with a University of Ghana alumni about people from other countries...another one of those discussions that makes you realize just how hard international politics really is. Even to get two people who are face to face on the same page is difficult; try making international relations work between entire nations...such a daunting task.... Anyway. After at one point during this conversation the people I am with notice some sort of [View Full Entry]

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Hello! Glad to report that my health has been perfect for the last couple of days, and that has really allowed to me adjust, adapt, and enjoy! I had my first USAC class today, and we learned about the slave trade. Other lessons I have learned so far: 1. Don’t walk on the grass on campus! 2. do anything possible with your right hand. Do not give money or take food with your left hand! It is disrespectful. 3. Barter for anything being sold outdoors, especially taxi rides. 4. always always always watch where you are walking! The gutters here are [View Full Entry]

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Hi! Well, today I feel pretty great. I managed to roll out of bed at a reasonable time, coat myself from head to toe in bug spray, and went off to wander the campus. The sun is out, and i overpaid for a banana this morning at the night market (which is open mostly during the day haha), and have been finding where my two scheduled classes will be so that when classes start (hopefully) next week, I can just sashay my way over to them. I even made my way over to the free internet room for international students, so [View Full Entry]

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Hi again, there is so much I would like to write, to let you all know about the area I am in, and i will, however, my fever is really bothering me today and i am trying to figure out what i have. and of course by doing this i keep hearing all of the horror stories of people who have (gulp) gotten sick and never made it back home, so i am having a very difficult time, but trying to keep everything in perspective. i e-mailed my doctor back home, but the internet here is not connecting me to my [View Full Entry]

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hello! today was actually a pretty wonderful day. we woke up early, ( i felt sick only in the morning, horray!) we woke up early, shared chocolate and peanut butter sandwiches in the van, and drove four hours (with traffic) to Boti Falls....and went hiking! it was beautiful beautiful beautiful, and quite a good hike. something about getting the blood flowing, i think i may have sweat out my fever, and being out in such nature just was very peaceful an energizing at the same time. however, at certain times, i would forget and think i was hiking at mcconels mills! [View Full Entry]

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hello! the internet is so fast in the room i am in i just had to take advantage of it! i am in the process of registering for classes. i think i will be taking 3 political science classes at the highest level, one local language class, and hopefully a ghanian dance class! i went to bed/woke up with a fever, but the advil i am taking is covering it up for now....so i am feeling good. however, i can not believe that i seem to be the only sick person in the country! ah! the weather is cloudy and warm [View Full Entry]

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hello! i know it has only been a few days since i wrote, but oh my goodness, am i ever learning and trying to live here in ghana. it's too bad, the internet here, even when i pay for it is slowwwww...i sat here for 40 minutes waiting for this page to load so that i could update this blog with the intense highs and lows i've been experiencing in the last couple days. thank you all so much for your comments and message, it is so incredibly nice to log in finally and feel connected to home. so, where do [View Full Entry]

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Hello!!!!!!! Well, what can I say????(Important:...on Thursday I should be able to buy a phone card or phone, and can finally make calls to my parents and perry! and from then on I will be able to have much more regular contact. The internet is painfully slow, but I have found an internet cafe within walking distance, and I will be updating again tomorrow...we have a scheduled dinner in a few minutes, so sadly I can not properly narrate my arrival into Ghana until tomorrow. But, honestly, I could have cried getting off the plane in the dark, out of homesickness, [View Full Entry]

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Hello there! So 11 days left ‘til I leave for Ghana! Wow! So much to do in so little time. One of my goals was to set up this blog before I left, to make a sure fire way to keep family, friends, interested parties ha, informed on my trip. However, I’ve never blogged, so bare with me as I get into the groooove. The past two days I have been feeling slightly lightheaded, I think, from the malaria pills I have begun taking…fortunately, that seems to be the extent of my symptoms, since the bottle also says to be [View Full Entry]

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