AKWAABA! i am starting to get used to the bumpy roads of ghana, and seeing the markets etc. the initial culture shock came in bouts of surreality. I would see a guy carrying tire parts on his head and think i am in Ghana. wow.
Yesterday fulled with 1 hour sleep i went to get some clothes to wear just for a day or two. LET ME TELL YOU GHANA is EXPENSIVE! wow! i never would have thought it... a pair of linen trousers and a top is what i settled with clothes wise and the trousers alone cost me 50 GHC! that is £25 for a pair of linen trousers that i actually have bought for £5 (they are in my suitcase in Libia probably missing me....)
Today i spent the day in the hairdresser wasnt as long as i expected it would be... but then maybe that is because of the chunky braids she put at the back... o well all the better for taking out easily afterwards... i decided to tip her 5 GHC cus she even washed my hair! and that was to be included in the 20 GHC (£10) That she was charging to braid my hair. man that is as cheap as chips! well fish and chips and mushy peas maybe you know what i mean.
I will start work at the orphanage from next week or the week after, but i am very grateful for these couple of days where i can get to know Ghana first before jumping into the working side of my trip.
For now i am tirred and may just nap... ooo need to remember to take more pictures! but without my pouch i feel scared to take it out!
ON some levels i really have learnt from not having my stuff here how some people feel like with nothing at all... i will really appreciate the things that i have (once i get it back!) a whooole lot more.
Peace, Lover, and XPRESSIONS
SN
xx
i love africa for the cheap braids! luckily my friend's fiance will braid my hair for free! but even if i had to plan, i would pay only $3!!!! plus the cost of hair. i love spending american dollars in africa (south africa not included)
ReplyDeleteyea, clothes are not that cheap here