Things I Have Decided

1) Fresh Pineapple > Pineapple Juice. Far superior
Fresh Guava < Guava Juice. Every guava I get here is soapy tasting. Not my thing.
Fresh Mango > Mango Juice. This was a tough call. I actually would have said greater than or equal to, but they don't make that key on the keyboard.

2) The moment you say that you haven't gotten many mosquito bites is the moment you will be attacked. I was doing so well so far! I guess Murphy's Law is like Gravity in that it applies everywhere on earth.

3) I need to learn how to walk. I've now officially broken every pair of Old Navy flip-flops that I brought with me. Plus a nicer pair of sandals that I bought here. I don't understand how I could be that uncoordinated! Actually, after living with myself for 20 years, I kind of understand. But still!

4) I've initiated a don't-ask policy with my food. Last night I got wakkye with stew at the market. They asked if I wanted vegetable stew and I said yes. After I started eating I found a slimy black substance in the stew. There was a heated debated as to its origins - what animal it came from and what body part it may have been attached to. The conclusion was that it was either stomach lining or a layer of fat from an unidentified animal. I've decided I don't want to know.

5) I miss American banks. After working in one for two summers and seeing the inefficiencies and imperfections first hand I thought that they had a lot to work on. Thennnnn I became acquainted with EcoBank - the most inefficient, unfriendly, roundabout, ridiculous establishment that dares to call itself a bank. I will spare you the excruciating details about my unpleasant interactions with them but suffice it to say that I have had it up to HERE with these people.

6) My letter writing campaign is dwindling out. Ghana just raised their postage a whole 50 cents for both letters and postcards. I love you all - but $1.40 to send a letter? That's just a little excessive. My normal dinner costs 70 cents. That's two dinners. If you have been receiving mail from me, you'll probably still receive some... just not as frequently. However, as far as I know, it's still just 94 cents to send a letter from the US to Ghana! And as far as I know, you can't even get a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger for 94 cents. (Well, if you are in West Springfield you can't get a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger at all. RIP Wendy's) So my slow down of letters should not deter you from sending your long, heartfelt letters my way.

Okay, that's it. My life is pretty boring right now. I'm going to Dagbe this weekend to do more artsy things and dance my butt off (literally).