A Fun Day!!!

Sarah and I had a wonderful day off on Wednesday! We started the morning early and headed to one of the markets. I had been to this market a couple times before, but I hadn’t realized how big it was until Wednesday! There were tons and tons of shops, and we got some good deals on some jewelry, scarves, shoes, and other souvenirs. I also finally found the fabric I wanted for the clothes I wanted to get made here! I want a skirt and a dress made, so I’ll see where I can get that done soon! We spent the rest of the day walking around and taking tro-tros (Ghana public transportation) to different places. We found the national theatre, a cool restaurant/bakery, and the post office! It was a great way to spend the morning and early afternoon.

All of us were planning to go out to Coconut Groove and Labadi Beach for reggae night, so Sarah and I went back to the Telecentre to get some rest and freshen up. We also watched Spain beat Germany and qualify for the final! It was such a good game, and I’m really glad that Spain won. We all went out after the game and headed to Coconut Groove. This is like the pre-party to reggae night at the beach, and they were having lots of salsa dancing by the pool at this hotel. This was so much fun! One of the locals offered to give me a couple of lessons and we danced for most of the night! Even though these weren’t exactly professional lessons, it was really fun to get some more salsa dancing exposure. After Coconut Groove, some of us headed to the beach for reggae night. This is essentially a mass gathering of Rastafarians and wannabe Rastafarians who come together to smoke weed, smoke some other stuff, drink, and enjoy the effects together. Needless to say, I was a little uncomfortable in this environment at first but we actually ended up having a good time. Also, two of the Northwest staff members were there with us, so that made me feel better. Anyways, it was a great day, and everyone had a lot of fun! Definitely one of my favorites so far! 